Pasaia
Pasajes | |
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Pasaia | |
Pasaia | |
Coordinates: 43°19′31″N 1°55′16″W / 43.32528°N 1.92111°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Autonomous community | ![]() |
Province | Gipuzkoa |
Eskualdea | Donostialdea |
Government | |
• Mayor | Izaskun Gómez Cermeño (PSE-EE) |
Area | |
• Total | 11.34 km2 (4.38 sq mi) |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 16,128 |
• Density | 1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi) |
Demonym | Pasaitarra |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 20110 |
Official language(s) | Basque, Spanish |
Website | pasaia |
Pasaia (Spanish: Pasajes) is a town and municipality located in the province of Gipuzkoa in the Basque Autonomous Community of northern Spain. It is a fishing community, commercial port and the birthplace of the famous admiral Blas de Lezo and of the fashion designer Paco Rabanne.
Pasaia lies approximately 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) east of Donostia's centre, lying at the foot of Mount Ulia and the Jaizkibel massif. The municipality numbers 16,056 inhabitants (as of 2008[update] estimates), clustering around the Bay of Pasaia in four nuclei, namely Pasai San Pedro, Pasai San Juan (or Donibane in Basque), Antxo and Trintxerpe, with each part showing distinctive features.[2]