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Barakaldo
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Coordinates: 43°17′50″N 2°59′30″W / 43.29722°N 2.99167°W | |
Country | Spain |
Autonomous community | Basque Country |
Province | Biscay |
Comarca | Greater Bilbao |
Founded | pre 1051 |
Government | |
• Mayoress | Amaia del Campo Berasategi (2015-Today) (PNV) |
Area | |
• Total | 25.03 km2 (9.66 sq mi) |
Elevation | 39 m (128 ft) |
Highest elevation | 560 m (1,840 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2018)[2] | |
• Total | 100,435 |
• Density | 4,000/km2 (10,000/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | baracaldés, -sa |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 48900, 48901, 48902 and 48903 |
Dialing code | 94 |
Website | Official website |
Barakaldo (Spanish: Baracaldo; Basque: Barakaldo [baɾakalðo]) is a municipality located in the Biscay province in the Basque Country in Spain. Located on the Left Bank of the Estuary of Bilbao, the city is part of Greater Bilbao, has a population as of the 2019 census[update] at 100,881.[3] Barakaldo has an industrial river-port heritage and has undergone significant redevelopment with new commercial and residential areas replacing the once active industrial zones.