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Gipuzkoa
Province
Historical Territory o Gipuzkoa1
Flag of Gipuzkoa
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Motto(s): 
Fidelissima Bardulia Numquam Superata
Coordinates: 43°10′N 2°10′W / 43.167°N 2.167°W / 43.167; -2.167Coordinates: 43°10′N 2°10′W / 43.167°N 2.167°W / 43.167; -2.167
Kintra Spain
Autonomous commonty Basque Kintra
CaipitalDonostia-San Sebastián
Govrenment
 • Deputy GeneralMartin Garitano (Bildu)
Area
(0.38% o Spain; Rankit 50t)
 • Total1909 km2 (737 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total709,607
 • Density370/km2 (960/sq mi)
 • Rankit
19t
Demonym
ISO 3166-2
20
Offeecial leidsBasque, Spaingie
PairlamentCortes Generales
Congress seats6 (of 350)
Senate seats4 (of 264)
General Assembly o Gipuzkoa51
WebsiteGipuzkoako Foru Aldundia
1.^ Complete offeecial names: Gipuzkoako Lurralde Historikoa (Basque) an Territorio Histórico de Gipuzkoa (Spaingie)

Gipuzkoa (Spaingie: Guipúzcoa; French: Guipuscoa) is a province o Spain an a historical territory o the autonomous commonty o the Basque Kintra. Its caipital ceety is Donostia-San Sebastián. Gipuzkoa shares mairches wi the French depairtment o Pyrénées-Atlantiques noreastlins, eastlins wi the province an autonomous commonty o Navarre, wast wi Biscay, soothwastlins wi Álava an norlins wi the Bay o Biscay. It is locate at the eastmaist extreme o the Cantabric Sea, in the Bay o Biscay. It haes 66 km o coast land.

Wi a total aurie o 1,909 square kilometre, Gipuzkoa is the smawest province o Spain. The province haes 89 municipalities an a population o 709,607 inhabitants (2011), frae whilk mair nor hauf stay in the Donostia-San Sebastián metropolitan aurie. Apairt frae the caipital, ither important ceeties is Irun, Errenteria, Zarautz, Mondragón, Eibar, Hondarribia, Oñati, Tolosa, Beasain an Pasaia.

The oceanic climate gies the province an intense green colour wi awee thermic oscillation. Gipuzkoa is the province o the Basque Kintra whaur the Basque leid is maist extensively uised.

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