Sestao
Sestao | |
|---|---|
 Town Hall | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Basque Country |
| Province | Biscay |
| Comarca | Greater Bilbao |
| Segregatted | 1805 |
| Government | |
| • Alcalde | Josu Bergara (EAJ-PNV) |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.49 km2 (1.35 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 6,762 m (22,185 ft) |
| Population (2014) | |
• Total | 28,288 |
| • Density | 8,100/km2 (21,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym | sestaotarra[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 48910 |
| Official language(s) | Basque |
| Website | Official website |
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Sestao is a town and municipality of 28,288 inhabitants located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain. It is in the left bank of the Estuary of Bilbao and part of Bilbao's metropolitan area.[2]
Sestao was the place of the most important steel industry of Biscay, Altos Hornos de Vizcaya.
Neighborhoods
Sestao is administratively divided into 13 neighborhoods or wards:
- Kasko
- Kueto (Goitio in basque)
- Galindo (Gariondo in basque)
- Albiz
- Urbinaga
- Rebonza
- Azeta
- Simondrogas (Zumarrondoaga in basque)
- Txabarri (Etxabarri in basque)
- Markonzaga
- Aizpuru
- Los Baños
- Las Llanas
Demography
| Population of Sestao | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population | |
| 1800 | 340 | |
| 1850 | 346 | |
| 1877 | 4,347 | |
| 1885 | 4,729 | |
| 1890 | 6,851 | |
| 1900 | 10,833 | |
| 1910 | 11,820 | |
| 1920 | 15,579 | |
| 1930 | 18,335 | |
| 1940 | 18,625 | |
| 1950 | 19,969 | |
| 1960 | 24,992 | |
| 1970 | 37,312 | |
| 1981 | 39,933 | |
| 1991 | 35,537 | |
| 2001 | 32,533 | |
| 2005 | 30,350 | |
| 2014 | 28,288 | |
References
- ^ Euskaltzaindia. "Euskal Onomastikaren Datutegia (EODA): Sestao" (in Basque). Euskaltzaindia. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
- ^ Ainhoa Arozamena Ayala. "Auñamendi Encyclopedia: Sestao" (in Spanish). Eusko Ikaskuntza. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
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