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Sondika | |
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  Sondika Location of Sondika within the Basque Country | |
| Coordinates: 43°17′56″N 2°55′31″W / 43.298777°N 2.925348°W | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Basque Country |
| Province | Biscay |
| Eskualdea | Greater Bilbao |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gorka Carro Bilbao |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.30 km2 (2.43 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 27 m (89 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 4,495 |
| • Density | 710/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | www.sondika.eus |
Sondika (Spanish, Sondica) is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the Autonomous Community of Basque Country, northern Spain.[2]
Situated directly south of the runway of Bilbao Airport, it is the location of Bilbao British Cemetery, containing a Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery with 58 casualties (not to be confused with a far larger municipal cemetery in neighbouring Derio).
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ "SONDIKA". Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (in Spanish). Euskomedia Fundazioa. 2002. Archived from the original on 31 March 2006.