Sestao
Sestao | |
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 The town hall in Sestao | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Sestao Location of Sestao within the Basque Country  Sestao Sestao (Spain) | |
| Coordinates: 43°18′39″N 3°0′20″W / 43.31083°N 3.00556°W | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Basque Country |
| Province | Biscay |
| Comarca | Greater Bilbao |
| Segregatted | 1805 |
| Government | |
| • Alcalde | Josu Bergara López (EAJ-PNV) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.49 km2 (1.35 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 6,762 m (22,185 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 27,445 |
| • Density | 7,900/km2 (20,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym | sestaotarra[2] |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 48910 |
| Official language(s) | Basque |
| Website | Official website |
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 is the home of the most important steel industry of Biscay, Altos Hornos de Vizcaya.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ↑ Euskaltzaindia. "Euskal Onomastikaren Datutegia (EODA): Sestao" (in Basque). Euskaltzaindia. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
- ↑ Ainhoa Arozamena Ayala. "Auñamendi Encyclopedia: Sestao" (in Spanish). Eusko Ikaskuntza. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
Other websites
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Media related to Sestao at Wikimedia Commons
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