Sopuerta

Municipality in Basque Country, Spain

43°15′46″N 3°09′09″W / 43.26278°N 3.15250°W / 43.26278; -3.15250CountrySpainAutonomous communityBasque CountryProvinceBiscayComarcaEnkarterriGovernment

• MayorJoseba Andoni Llaguno Hurtado (Bildu)Area

• Total42.8 km² (16.5 sq mi)Elevation

86 m (282 ft)Population

(2018)^[1]

• Total2,569 • Density60/km² (160/sq mi)Demonym(s)Spanish: soportano
soportanaTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

48190

Official language(s)Basque
SpanishWebsiteOfficial website

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Sopuerta is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the Autonomous Community of Basque Country, northern Spain.^[2]

Conquistador Francisco de Garay was born in the Garay tower in Sopuerta.^[3]

Neighborhoods

Sopuerta is administratively divided into 12 neighborhoods or wards:^[4]

Mercadillo (Sokortua)
Alen
Arenao
Avellaneda
Baluga(Boluaga)
Olabarrieta
Bezi
Castaño
Jarralta
Las Muñecas
Las Ribas
Carral

Demography

Population of Galdames
1897	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1981	1991	2001	2006
2,220	2,847	4,391	4,308	3,586	3,367	2,881	3,006	2,328	2,189	2,160	2,245	2,361

References

^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
^ Ainhoa Arozamena. "Auñamendi Encyclopedia: Sopuerta" (in Spanish). Eusko Ikaskuntza. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
^ "Goyo Bañales repasa la trayectoria Francisco de Garay". 20 October 2011.
^ Euskaltzaindia. "Euskal Onomastikaren Datutegia (EODA): Sopuerta" (in Basque). Euskaltzaindia. Retrieved 2 July 2010.