Villava – Atarrabia
Villava | |
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Municipality | |
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  Villava Location in Spain | |
| Coordinates: 42°49′51″N 1°36′31″W / 42.83083°N 1.60861°W | |
| Kintra |  Spain |
| Autonomous commonty |  Navarre |
| Province | Navarre |
| Comarca | Cuenca de Pamplona |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Pedro Gastearena García (Bildu) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1 km2 (0.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation (AMSL) | 430 m (1,410 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 10,496 |
| • Density | 10,000/km2 (27,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST (GMT +2)) |
| Postal code | 31610 |
| Area code(s) | +34 (Spain) + 948 (Navarre) |
| Website | Town Hall |
Villava (Basque: Atarrabia) is a toun an municipality locatit in the province an autonomous commonty o Navarre, northren Spain. The population is aboot 10,000, an the toun is locatit 4 km awa frae Pamplona, the caipital o Navarre. The veelage wis foondit in 1184 bi King Sancho VI the bricht o Navarre. For several hunderyears, Villava wis juist a little toun, but in the 1960s, it grew considerably an became a important industrial suburb o Pamplona. The aurie o the toun is smaw (juist 1 square km), an due tae this fact it is no expectit tae continue growin. It haes a muckle industrial aurie dedicatit mainly tae the paper industry, informatics an bus assembly.
Alumni
[eedit | eedit soorce]Villava is weel kent as the birthplace o the famous cyclist Miguel Indurain, who stairtit his career in the local team, the Club Ciclista Villavés.
Freemit airtins
[eedit | eedit soorce]- VILLAVA/ATARRABIA in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa) (in Spaingie)
- Villava's toun haw wabsteid
Coordinates: 42°50′N 1°36′W / 42.833°N 1.600°W
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