Orduña-Urduña
Urduña/Orduña (Basque: Urduña; Spanish: Orduña) is an enclave and municipality of 4,232 inhabitants located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, in the North of Spain.
Urduña/Orduña | |
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 Urduña/Orduña Town Hall | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Urduña/Orduña Location of Urduña/Orduña within the Basque Country | |
| Coordinates: 42°59′45″N 3°00′30″W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Basque Country |
| Province | Biscay |
| Comarca | Arrati-Nerbioi |
| Founded | 1229 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Idoia Aginako Arbaiza (EH Bildu) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 33.49 km2 (12.93 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 293 m (961 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 4,180 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Spanish: orduñés |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 48460 |
| Official language(s) | Basque Spanish |
| Website | Official website |
It is located in a plain in the highest part of the Nervión river valley, at the foot of the Sierra Salbada mountains. The municipality is an exclave of Biscay, located between Álava and Burgos provinces.
Orduña is the final station of the commuter rail line C-3 that links the town with Bilbao.
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View of the valley of Orduña
Train station
References
- Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
External links
- http://www.orduna.org: Local (in Spanish)
- ORDUÑA in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa) (in Spanish)
- Apuntaciones históricas de la Ciudad de Orduña. José Antonio de Armona y Murga, 1789 (in Spanish)
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