Sopuerta is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the Autonomous Community of Basque Country, northern Spain.[2]

Conquistador Francisco de Garay was born in the Garay tower in Sopuerta.[3]

Neighborhoods

Sopuerta is administratively divided into 12 neighborhoods or wards:[4]

  • Mercadillo (Sokortua)
  • Alen
  • Arenao
  • Avellaneda
  • Baluga(Boluaga)
  • Olabarrieta
  • Bezi
  • Castaño
  • Jarralta
  • Las Muñecas
  • Las Ribas
  • Carral

Demography

Population of Galdames
1897 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1981 1991 2001 2006
2,220 2,847 4,391 4,308 3,586 3,367 2,881 3,006 2,328 2,189 2,160 2,245 2,361

References

  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. ^ Ainhoa Arozamena. "Auñamendi Encyclopedia: Sopuerta" (in Spanish). Eusko Ikaskuntza. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
  3. ^ "Goyo Bañales repasa la trayectoria Francisco de Garay". 20 October 2011.
  4. ^ Euskaltzaindia. "Euskal Onomastikaren Datutegia (EODA): Sopuerta" (in Basque). Euskaltzaindia. Retrieved 2 July 2010.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sopuerta
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