Bilbao

Bilbao
Bilbao; Bilbo (Basque); Bilbao (Spainyie)
	Municipality
	Clockwise frae top: Panorama frae mount Artxanda, Kirk o San Antón, Bilbao Guggenheim Museum, Fosterito, an Euskalduna Palace
; Flag	; Coat of arms
	Nickname(s): el botxo
	Bilbao Location of Bilbao within the Basque Autonomous Community
	Bilbao Location o Bilbao athin Spain
	Coordinates: 43°15′25″N 2°55′25″W / 43.25694°N 2.92361°WCoordinates: 43°15′25″N 2°55′25″W / 43.25694°N 2.92361°W
Kintra	Spain
Autonomous commonty	Basque Kintra
Province	Biscay
Comarca	Greater Bilbao
Foondit	15 Juin 1300
Government
• Type	Mayor-Cooncil
• Mayor	Iñaki Azkuna (PNV)
Area
• Municipality	40.65 km2 (15.70 sq mi)
• Urban	17.35 km2 (6.70 sq mi)
• Rural	23.30 km2 (9.00 sq mi)
Elevation	19 m (62 ft)
Highest elevation	689 m (2,260 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population (2013)
• Municipality	367,890
• Density	9,100/km2 (23,000/sq mi)
• Metro	950,155
Demonym	Basque: Bilbotarra; Spainyie: Bilbaíno, Bilbaína
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	48001 – 48015
Dialin code	+34 94
Offeecial leid(s)	Basque, Spainyie
Website	Offeecial wabsteid

Bilbao (pronounced /bɪlˈbaʊ/;^[1] Basque: Bilbo) is a Spainyie municipality, caipital o the province o Biscay, in the autonomous commonty o the Basque Kintra. Wi a population o 353,187 as o 2010,^[2] it is the lairgest ceety o its autonomous commonty an the tent lairgest in Spain. Bilbao lees athin ane o Spain's lairgest metropolitan auries; the comarca o Greater Bilbao haes an estimatit population o 875,552,^[3] makin it the fift maist populatit conurbation in the kintra.

Bilbao is situatit in the north-central pairt o Spain, some 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) sooth o the Bay o Biscay, where the estuary o Bilbao is formit. Its main urban core is surroondit bi twa sma muntain ranges wi an average elevation o 400 metres (1,300 ft).^[4]