Sestao

town and municipality located in the province of Biscay

Sestao is a municipality of 27,342 people (2021). It is in the province of Biscay in the autonomous community of Basque Country in Spain. It is on the left bank of the river Nervión and is part of the Bilbao metropolitan area.[3]

Sestao
The town hall in Sestao
The town hall in Sestao
Flag of Sestao
Coat of arms of Sestao
Sestao is located in Basque Country
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Location of Sestao within the Basque Country
Sestao is located in Spain
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Sestao (Spain)
Coordinates: 43°18′39″N 3°0′20″W / 43.31083°N 3.00556°W / 43.31083; -3.00556
Country Spain
Autonomous community Basque Country
ProvinceBiscay
ComarcaGreater Bilbao
Segregatted1805
Government
 • AlcaldeJosu Bergara López (EAJ-PNV)
Area
 • Total3.49 km2 (1.35 sq mi)
Elevation
6,762 m (22,185 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total27,445
 • Density7,900/km2 (20,000/sq mi)
Demonymsestaotarra[2]
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
48910
Official language(s)Basque
WebsiteOfficial website

Sestao is the home of the most important steel industry of Biscay, Altos Hornos de Vizcaya.

References change

  1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. Euskaltzaindia. "Euskal Onomastikaren Datutegia (EODA): Sestao" (in Basque). Euskaltzaindia. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
  3. Ainhoa Arozamena Ayala. "Auñamendi Encyclopedia: Sestao" (in Spanish). Eusko Ikaskuntza. Retrieved 3 July 2010.

Other websites change

  Media related to Sestao at Wikimedia Commons