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Muskiz

Municipality in Basque Country, Spain

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43°19′24″N 3°7′18″W / 43.32333°N 3.12167°W / 43.32333; -3.12167CountrySpainAutonomous communityBasque CountryProvinceBiscayComarcaGreater BilbaoGovernment

• AlcaldeBorja Liaño (EAJ-PNV)Area

• Total21.5 km² (8.3 sq mi)Elevation

10 m (30 ft)Population

(2018)^[1]

• Total7,567 • Density350/km² (910/sq mi)DemonymmuskiztarraTime zoneUTC+1 (CET)Postal code

48550

Official language(s)Basque, SpanishWebsiteOfficial website

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Muskiz is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain.

Neighborhoods

Muskiz is administratively divided into six neighborhoods or wards:^[2]^[3]

Official name	Basque name
Cobarón	Kobaron
(La) Rigada	Larrainaga
Pobeña	Pobeña
San Juan	San Juan Muskiz
San Julián	San Julian
Santelices	Santelices

Demography

Population of Muskiz
1897	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1981	1991	2001	2006
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

Economy

In the 1970s the petrochemical company Petronor built a refinery with a 222 metres tall chimney called La Catalítica.

Notable people

Nicolás de la Quadra, painter
Jose Ramon Campos, painter^[4]

References

^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
^ Carlos Glaria (31 January 2002). "Las entidades de población del municipio de Muskiz y su denominación" (PDF). Muskizko Udala. Retrieved 19 June 2010.
^ Euskaltzaindia. "Euskal Onomastikaren Datutegia (EODA): Muskiz". Euskaltzaindia. Retrieved 19 June 2010.
^ "JOSE RAMON CAMPOS MARTIN – BigFoot.ch". Retrieved 15 May 2024.