Greater Bilbao


Greater Bilbao is an administrative division of the province of Biscay, in the Basque Country, Spain. It is one of the seven comarcas of Biscay and the most populated one. The capital city of Greater Bilbao is Bilbao.
Greater Bilbao is made by the municipalities situated along the Estuary of Bilbao which themselves form a conurbation, which metropolitan area is the fifth most populous in Spain.

Geography

Greater Bilbao, or Bilboaldea, is located at the northwest of the province of Biscay, limiting with the comarcas of Enkarterri in the west, Mungialdea and Busturialdea in the east, Durangaldea in the southeast and Arratia-Nerbioi in the south. The Bay of Biscay limits at north.

Divisions

Greater Bilbao can be divided into six subcomarcas or subregions:
Greater Bilbao is divided into 25 municipalities, being Bilbao the capital city. The 25 municipalities, among some others, make the Metropolitan Area of Bilbao.
#MunicipalityPopulation
1 January 2018
Area in
km2
Abanto Zierbena9,54518
Alonsotegi2,90316
Arrigorriaga12,23022.8
Barakaldo100,43524.3
Basauri40,7627.2
Bilbao345,82141.2
Derio6,5457.4
Zierbena1,4929.1
Etxebarri11,3043.3
Erandio24,22218.0
Galdakao29,28831.7
Getxo78,27611.9
Larrabetzu2,02921.5
Leioa31,4958.5
Lezama2,42916.5
Llodio18,20537.45
Loiu2,41615.3
Muskiz7,56721.5
Ortuella8,3607.7
Portugalete45,8263.2
Santurtzi45,7956.7
Sestao27,4453.5
Sondika4,4956.3
Trapagaran11,95313.1
Zamudio3,23618.1
Zaratamo1,51510.0