The Bilbao Metropolitan Area (in Basque: Bilbo Handia, in Spanish: Área metropolitana de Bilbao) is the metropolitan area or continuous urban area based around the city of Bilbao, in the Basque Country, Spain. It comprises the city of Bilbao, the 25 municipalities that make the comarca of Greater Bilbao plus ten other surrounding municipalities, all of them in the province of Biscay.
It is the fifth most populated metropolitan area in Spain[1] Almost 80% of the population of Biscay and 43% of the population of the Basque Country is concentrated in the Greater Bilbao area or the wider metropolitan area. The metropolitan area's municipalities, are defined by the Basque Country's Territorial Directives[2][3] Other six satellite cities exist within the province of Biscay and the community of Cantabria, where commute between the cities and the metropolitan area in common.[4]
A panoramic view of Greater Bilbao, as seen from the funicular of La Reineta
The metropolitan area of Bilbao can be divided into the municipalities inside Greater Bilbao and the ones located outside. Greater Bilbao is a comarca, an administrative division of the province of Biscay and smaller than the wider metropolitan area. Plus, six municipalities outside the actual metropolitan area are considered satellite cities.
These municipalities are located both outside Greater Bilbao and outside the metropolitan area itself, but they are considered "satellite towns". All of them, with the exception of Castro Urdiales which is located in the community of Cantabria (outside the community of the Basque Country) and Laudio which is located in Álava, are located in the province of Biscay, on different comarcas.[4]
The area is usually structured into different zones:
The city of Bilbao: The main business and services hub of the metropolitan area, with roughly 40% of its population.
The left bank: Traditionally an industrial, port, and manufacturing zone. It includes Barakaldo, Sestao, Portugalete and Santurtzi. The main and biggest city is Barakaldo.
The right bank: A residential area, including Erandio, Leioa, and the more affluent Getxo,.
The mining zone, where the main iron ore resources were located: Muskiz, Gallarta, Ortuella
Hego Uribe, including Basauri, Galdakao and Arrigorriaga.
Uribe-Kosta: the coastal area north of Getxo is being integrated into the metropolitan area in the recent years, with the development of low density residential areas connected by the metro.
Urban regeneration
The Bilbao Ria 2000 corporation was founded in 1992 by the Bilbao and Barakaldo municipalities, the Greater Bilbao metropolitan area, and the Basque and Spanish Governments. The corporation's aim was to regenerate the city-planning of Bilbao and its surroundings, which were heavily punished by intense industrial contamination and decay. Among the projects this institution implemented was the recovery of Abandoibarra, once an industrial ground and now the site of the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao and the Euskalduna Palace.
In parallel to Bilbao Ria 2000 , the Bilbao Metropoli-30 association was constituted in 1991 by the City council of Bilbao, the Biscay and Basque Governments and diverse public and private organizations for the regeneration of Metropolitan Bilbao.
The area is since 1995 fully interconnected by the Metro Bilbao.
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The Bilbao Metropolitan Area in Basque Bilbo Handia in Spanish Area metropolitana de Bilbao is the metropolitan area or continuous urban area based around the city of Bilbao in the Basque Country Spain It comprises the city of Bilbao the 25 municipalities that make the comarca of Greater Bilbao plus ten other surrounding municipalities all of them in the province of Biscay Gran Bilbao real color image taken by NASA s Landsat satellite It is the fifth most populated metropolitan area in Spain 1 Almost 80 of the population of Biscay and 43 of the population of the Basque Country is concentrated in the Greater Bilbao area or the wider metropolitan area The metropolitan area s municipalities are defined by the Basque Country s Territorial Directives 2 3 Other six satellite cities exist within the province of Biscay and the community of Cantabria where commute between the cities and the metropolitan area in common 4 Contents 1 Constituent parts 1 1 Greater Bilbao 1 2 Wider Metropolitan Area of Bilbao 1 3 Satellite towns 2 Structure 3 Urban regeneration 4 Population of the Metropolitan Area 5 ReferencesConstituent parts Edit A panoramic view of Greater Bilbao as seen from the funicular of La Reineta The metropolitan area of Bilbao can be divided into the municipalities inside Greater Bilbao and the ones located outside Greater Bilbao is a comarca an administrative division of the province of Biscay and smaller than the wider metropolitan area Plus six municipalities outside the actual metropolitan area are considered satellite cities Greater Bilbao Edit Main article Greater Bilbao Within the comarca of Greater Bilbao there are 25 municipalities corresponding to the city of Bilbao and the conurbation next to it conformed by municipalities located along the Nervion River Abanto Zierbena Alonsotegi Arrigorriaga Barakaldo Basauri Bilbao Derio Zierbena Etxebarri Erandio Galdakao Getxo Larrabetzu Leioa Lezama Loiu Muskiz Ortuella Portugalete Santurtzi Sestao Sondika Trapagaran Zamudio Zaratamo Wider Metropolitan Area of Bilbao Edit These 10 municipalities are located outside the comarca of Greater Bilbao but inside the wider metropolitan area Municipality Population2018 5 Arrankudiaga 970Barrika 1 541Berango 7 130Gorliz 5 683Lemoiz 1 241Plentzia 4 363Sopelana Sopela 7 130Ugao Miraballes 4 124Urduliz 4 319Zeberio 1 059Total 37 560Satellite towns Edit These municipalities are located both outside Greater Bilbao and outside the metropolitan area itself but they are considered satellite towns All of them with the exception of Castro Urdiales which is located in the community of Cantabria outside the community of the Basque Country and Laudio which is located in Alava are located in the province of Biscay on different comarcas 4 Amorebieta Etxano Castro Urdiales Durango Laudio Lemoa MungiaStructure EditThe area is usually structured into different zones The city of Bilbao The main business and services hub of the metropolitan area with roughly 40 of its population The left bank Traditionally an industrial port and manufacturing zone It includes Barakaldo Sestao Portugalete and Santurtzi The main and biggest city is Barakaldo The right bank A residential area including Erandio Leioa and the more affluent Getxo The mining zone where the main iron ore resources were located Muskiz Gallarta Ortuella Txoriherri wide expansion zone where the international airport and the University of the Basque Country are located Hego Uribe including Basauri Galdakao and Arrigorriaga Uribe Kosta the coastal area north of Getxo is being integrated into the metropolitan area in the recent years with the development of low density residential areas connected by the metro Urban regeneration EditThe Bilbao Ria 2000 corporation was founded in 1992 by the Bilbao and Barakaldo municipalities the Greater Bilbao metropolitan area and the Basque and Spanish Governments The corporation s aim was to regenerate the city planning of Bilbao and its surroundings which were heavily punished by intense industrial contamination and decay Among the projects this institution implemented was the recovery of Abandoibarra once an industrial ground and now the site of the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao and the Euskalduna Palace In parallel to Bilbao Ria 2000 the Bilbao Metropoli 30 association was constituted in 1991 by the City council of Bilbao the Biscay and Basque Governments and diverse public and private organizations for the regeneration of Metropolitan Bilbao The area is since 1995 fully interconnected by the Metro Bilbao Population of the Metropolitan Area EditMetropolitan area 35 municipalities 1 Area PopulationLeft bank and Mining zone Barakaldo Santurtzi 263 293Hego Uribe Basauri Galdakao 130 427Bilbao Bilbao Txorierri 379 116Right Bank and Uribe Kosta Getxo Erandio 177 319Total 950 155Satellite towns 6 municipalities 4 Municipality Population2018 6 Amorebieta Etxano 19 140Castro Urdiales 31 977Durango 29 636Laudio 18 205Lemoa 3 521Mungia 17 554Total 120 033References Edit a b AUDES project 2007 statistics Archived 2011 08 22 at the Wayback Machine Metropolitan Bilbao Environment and Urbanism area Archived 2010 05 23 at the Wayback Machine of the Basque Government a b c CONFERENCE DES REGIONS PERIPHERIQUES MARITIMES D EUROPE study of the European Union permanent dead link Instituto Nacional de Estadistica Madrid Instituto Nacional de Estadistica Madrid Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bilbao metropolitan area amp oldid 1068216592, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
