Muskiz

Coordinates: 43°19′24″N 3°7′18″W / 43.32333°N 3.12167°W

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Muskiz
Municipality
View from Gallarta
Flag Coat of arms
Muskiz Location of Muskiz within the Basque Country
Coordinates: 43°19′24″N 3°7′18″W / 43.32333°N 3.12167°W / 43.32333; -3.12167
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Basque Country
Province	Biscay
Comarca	Greater Bilbao
Government
• Alcalde	Borja Liaño (EAJ-PNV)
Area
• Total	21.5 km² (8.3 sq mi)
Elevation	10 m (30 ft)
Population (2009)
• Total	7,216
• Density	340/km² (870/sq mi)
Demonym	muskiztarra
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	48550
Official language(s)	Basque, Spanish
Website	Official website

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Muskiz is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain.

Neighborhoods

Muskiz is administratively divided into six neighborhoods or wards:^[1]^[2]

Official name	Basque name
Kobaron	Cobaron
(La) Rigada	Larrainaga
Pobeña	Pobeña
San Juan	San Juan Muskiz
San Julián	San Julian
Santelices	Santelices

Demography

Population of Muskiz
1897	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1981	1991	2001	2006
2,468	2,663	4,069	4,239	4,345	4,060	4,077	4,733	6,011	6,054	6,358	6,558	6,839

Economy

In the 1970s the petrochemical company Petronor built a refinery with a 222 metres tall chimney called La Catalítica.

Notable people

Nicolás de la Quadra

References

^ Carlos Glaria (31 January 2002). "Las entidades de población del municipio de Muskiz y su denominación" (PDF). Muskizko Udala. Retrieved 19 June 2010.
^ Euskaltzaindia. "Euskal Onomastikaren Datutegia (EODA): Muskiz". Euskaltzaindia. Retrieved 19 June 2010.

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