Getxo

Getxo
Motto(s): 
Kaltea Dagianak Bizarra Lepoan
("He who makes evil, the beard at his back")
Getxo
Location of Getxo within the Basque Country
Coordinates: 43°20′39″N 3°0′23″W / 43.34417°N 3.00639°W / 43.34417; -3.00639
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityBasque Country
ProvinceBiscay
ComarcaGreater Bilbao
Judicial districtGetxo
DistrictsAiboa,Algorta, Las Arenas, Neguri, Romo and Getxoko Andra Mari
Founded1075
Government
 • AlcaldeAmaia Agirre (2019) (PNV)
Area
 • Total11.89 km2 (4.59 sq mi)
Elevation
50 m (160 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total78,276
 • Density6,600/km2 (17,000/sq mi)
DemonymGetxotarra
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
48991 - 48993 - 48990 - 48930
Websitewww.getxo.eus

Getxo is a municipality of 77,139 people (2021). It is in the province of Biscay in the autonomous community of the Basque Country in Spain.

References

  1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.