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Alegría-Dulantzi

Coordinates: 42°50′39″N 2°30′43″W / 42.84417°N 2.51194°W / 42.84417; -2.51194
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Alegría-Dulantzi
View of the village
View of the village
Coat of arms of Alegría-Dulantzi
Alegría-Dulantzi is located in the Basque Country
Alegría-Dulantzi
Alegría-Dulantzi
Location of Alegría-Dulantzi within the Basque Country
Coordinates: 42°50′39″N 2°30′43″W / 42.84417°N 2.51194°W / 42.84417; -2.51194
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityBasque Country
ProvinceÁlava
ComarcaLlanada Alavesa
Government
 • MayorJoseba Koldo Garitagoitia Odria (AIA)
Area
 • Total19.95 km2 (7.70 sq mi)
Elevation
567 m (1,860 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total2,887
 • Density140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
01193, 01240
Official language(s)Basque
Spanish
WebsiteOfficial website

Alegría-Dulantzi (Spanish: Alegría [aleˈɣɾi.a], Basque: Dulantzi [dulants̻i]),[2] formerly known in Spanish as Alegría de Álava, is a village and municipality located in the province of Álava, in the Basque Country, northern Spain. It is located at some 14 km (8.7 mi) from the provincial capital, Vitoria-Gasteiz.

The Battle of Alegría de Álava took place here in 1834.[3]

Geography

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Administrative subdivisions

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Alegría-Dulantzi is divided into 2 villages, both of them organized as concejos. By far the larger of the two is the municipal centre and township of Alegría-Dulantzi itself, which accounts for some 95% of the municipality's population. The other one is Egileta, an exclave located to the southeast.

Official name Basque name Spanish name Population (2021)[4] Area (km2)
Alegría-Dulantzi Dulantzi Alegría 2,813 15.46
Egileta Egileta Eguileta 112 4.37

References

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  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. ^ "150. arauaː Arabako herri izendegia" (PDF). Euskaltzaindia (in Basque). Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  3. ^ Garate Goñi, Alberto. "ALEGRÍA-DULANTZI, Historia". Auñamendi Encyclopedia (in Spanish). Eusko Ikaskuntza. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Nomenclátor: Núcleos". Entidades Locales de Álava (in Spanish). Diputación Foral de Álava. p. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
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