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Valdegovía/Gaubea
Valdegovía/Gaubea (Spanish: Valdegovía, Basque: Gaubea) is a town and municipality located in the province of Álava, in the Basque Country (autonomous community), northern Spain.
Valdegovía / Gaubea Gaubea (Basque) | |
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Location of Valdegovía/Gaubea within Álava Province | |
| Coat of arms | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | País Vasco |
| Province | Álava |
| Eskualdea / Comarca | Añana |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Juan Carlos Ramírez-Escudero (EAJ-PNV) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 244.06 km2 (94.23 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 553 m (1,814 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,106 |
| • Density | 4.5/km2 (12/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 01426 / 01427 |
| Official language(s) | Basque, Spanish |
| Website | Official website |
The town-hall is located in Villanueva de Valdegovía / Uribarri Gaubea. There is a factory producing mantecadas in Tuesta.
Villages edit
The municipal term includes 30 small villages, some of which are grouped in Concejos:
- Acebedo
- Astúlez
- Bachicabo
- Barrio
- Basabe
- Bóveda
- Caranca y Mioma, Concejo formed by Caranca and Mioma villages
- Karkamu (Cárcamo)
- Corro
- Espejo
- Fresneda
- Ginea
- Gurendes-Quejo, Concejo formed by Gurendes and Quejo
- Nograro
- Osma
- Pinedo
- Quintanilla
- Tobillas
- Tuesta
- Valderejo, Concejo formed by Lahoz, Lalastra, Ribera and Villamardones
- Valluerca
- Villamaderne, includes Bellojín village
- Villanañe
- Villanueva de Valdegovía-Uribarri Gaubea, main town
Gallery edit
- Varona tower-house in Villanañe
- Bellojín church
- Mural paintings in the Ribera church
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Valdegovía-Gaubea.
- VALDEGOVÍA / GAUBEA in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa) (in Spanish)