Muskiz is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country, northern Spain.
Muskiz
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Coordinates: 43°19′24″N 3°7′18″W / 43.32333°N 3.12167°W / 43.32333; -3.12167 | |
Country | Spain |
Autonomous community | Basque Country |
Province | Biscay |
Comarca | Greater Bilbao |
Government | |
• Alcalde | Borja Liaño (EAJ-PNV) |
Area | |
• Total | 21.5 km2 (8.3 sq mi) |
Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
Population
(2018)[1]
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• Total | 7,567 |
• Density | 350/km2 (910/sq mi) |
Demonym | muskiztarra |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
Postal code |
48550
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Official language(s) | Basque, Spanish |
Website | Official website |
You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Basque. (June 2010) Click [show] for important translation instructions.
Content in this edit is translated from the existing Basque Wikipedia article at [[:eu:Muskiz]]; see its history for attribution. {{Translated|eu|Muskiz}} to the talk page. |
Muskiz is administratively divided into six neighborhoods or wards:[2][3]
Official name | Basque name |
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Cobarón | Kobaron |
(La) Rigada | Larrainaga |
Pobeña | Pobeña |
San Juan | San Juan Muskiz |
San Julián | San Julian |
Santelices | Santelices |
1897 | 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2006 |
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2,468 | 2,663 | 4,069 | 4,239 | 4,345 | 4,060 | 4,077 | 4,733 | 6,011 | 6,054 | 6,358 | 6,558 | 6,839 |
In the 1970s the petrochemical company Petronor built a refinery with a 222 metres tall chimney called La Catalítica.
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