Sopuerta

Sopuerta
Municipality

View of Sopuerta
Sopuerta

Location of Sopuerta within the Basque Country

Coordinates: 43°15′46″N 3°09′09″W / 43.26278°N 3.15250°W / 43.26278; -3.15250Coordinates: 43°15′46″N 3°09′09″W / 43.26278°N 3.15250°W / 43.26278; -3.15250
Country Spain
Autonomous community Basque Country
Province Biscay
Comarca Enkarterri
Government
  Mayor Joseba Andoni Llaguno Hurtado (Bildu)
Area
  Total 42.8 km2 (16.5 sq mi)
Elevation 86 m (282 ft)
Population (2014)
  Total 2,563
  Density 60/km2 (160/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Spanish: soportano
soportana
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 48190
Official language(s) Basque
Spanish
Website Official website

Sopuerta is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the Autonomous Community of Basque Country, northern Spain.[1]

Neighborhoods

Sopuerta is administratively divided into 12 neighborhoods or wards:[2]

Demography

Population of Galdames
1897 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1981 1991 2001 2006
2,220 2,847 4,391 4,308 3,586 3,367 2,881 3,006 2,328 2,189 2,160 2,245 2,361

References

  1. Ainhoa Arozamena. "Auñamendi Encyclopedia: Sopuerta" (in Spanish). Eusko Ikaskuntza. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
  2. Euskaltzaindia. "Euskal Onomastikaren Datutegia (EODA): Sopuerta" (in Basque). Euskaltzaindia. Retrieved 2 July 2010.


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