Sestao

Sestao
Municipality
Toun Haw
Banner Coat o airms
Location o Sestao in Biscay.
Sestao Location in Spain
Coordinates: 43°18′39″N 3°0′20″W
Kintra	Spain
Autonomous commonty	Basque Kintra
Province	Biscay
Comarca	Greater Bilbao
Foondation	1805
Govrenment
• Alcalde	Josu Bergara (EAJ-PNV)
Area
• Total	3.49 km2 (1.35 sq mi)
Elevation	67,62 m (22,185 ft)
Population  (2009)
• Tot	29,476
• Density	8,400/km2 (22,000/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	sestaotarra
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	48910
Offeecial leid(s)	Basque
Wabsteid	Offeecial wabsteid

Sestao is a toun an municipality o 30,000 inhabitants locatit in the province o Biscay, in the autonomous commonty o Basque Kintra, northren Spain. It is in the left bank o the Estuar o Bilbao an pairt o Bilbao's metropolitan aurie.

Sestao wis the place o the maist important steel industry o Biscay, Altos Hornos de Vizcaya.

Neebourheids

Sestao is admeenistratively dividit intae 13 neebourheids or wairds:

• Kasko
• Kueto (Goitio in basque)
• Galindo (Gariondo in basque)
• Albiz
• Urbinaga
• Rebonza
• Azeta
• Simondrogas (Zumarrondoaga in basque)
• Txabarri (Etxabarri in basque)
• Markonzaga
• Aizpuru
• Los Baños
• Las Llanas

Demografie

Population o Sestao
Year	Population
1800	340
1850	346
1877	4,347
1885	4,729
1890	6,851
1900	10,833
1910	11,820
1920	15,579
1930	18,335
1940	18,625
1950	19,969
1960	24,992
1970	37,312
1981	39,933
1991	35,537
2001	32,533
2005	30,350