Urduliz

For the Metro Bilbao station, see Urduliz (Metro Bilbao).

Urduliz
Municipality
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Coordinates: 43°22′22″N 2°56′57″W / 43.37278°N 2.94917°W / 43.37278; -2.94917
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Basque Country
Province	Biscay
Comarca	Mungialdea
Government
• Mayor	Javier Bilbao (EAJ-PNV)
Area
• Total	7.8 km^2 (3.0 sq mi)
Elevation	75 m (246 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	5,711
• Density	730/km^2 (1,900/sq mi)
Demonym	Basque: urduliztarra
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	48610
Official language(s)	Basque Spanish
Website	Official website

Urduliz (Spanish: Urdúliz) is a municipality located in northern Biscay, Spain. While connected to Greater Bilbao both by the Bilbao metro and BizkaiBus, the municipality is part of Mungialdea. The municipality shows a mixture of industrial and rural qualities, being divided in three separate villages or neighborhoods. According to the 2024 census, it has 5,626 inhabitants.^[2]

Geography

Located in the region of Uribe Kosta, Urduliz sits in the Butron river valley, which has a northwest-southeast orientation. The southeast edge of the valley is bounded by a ridge (Las Peñas de Santa Marina). This ridge contains ruins of a portion of Bilbao's iron ring,^[3] cliffs with rock climbing routes,^[4] and the hermitage of Saint Marina.^[5]

References

1. National Statistics Institute (13 December 2024). "Municipal Register of Spain of 2024".
2. "Urduliz". Eustat. Instituto Vasco de Estadística. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
3. "Las Peñas de Santa Marina". Ayuntamiento de Urduliz. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
4. "URDULIZ". Bizkaia.
5. "Ermita de Santa Marina". Ayuntamiento de Urduliz. Retrieved 3 May 2025.

External links

• URDULIZ in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa) (in Spanish)