Sestao
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Sestao | |||
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Location o Sestao in Biscay. | |||
Coordinates: 43°18′39″N 3°0′20″W / 43.31083°N 3.00556°WCoordinates: 43°18′39″N 3°0′20″W / 43.31083°N 3.00556°W | |||
Kintra | ![]() | ||
Autonomous commonty | ![]() | ||
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[1] | ||
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.[2]
Sestao wis the place o the maist important steel industry o Biscay, Altos Hornos de Vizcaya.
Neebourheids[eedit | eedit soorce]
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[eedit | eedit soorce]
Population o Sestao | ||
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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 |
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ Euskaltzaindia. "Euskal Onomastikaren Datutegia (EODA): Sestao" (in Basque). Euskaltzaindia. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
- ↑ Ainhoa Arozamena Ayala. "Auñamendi Encyclopedia: Sestao" (in spanish). Eusko Ikaskuntza. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
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