48:
60:
94:
112:
177:
291:
76:
831:
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
851:
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.
810:: 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.
47:
752:: Traditionally an industrial, port, and manufacturing zone. It includes Barakaldo, Sestao, Portugalete and Santurtzi. The main and biggest city is
1098:
1113:
315:
and smaller than the wider metropolitan area. Plus, six municipalities outside the actual metropolitan area are considered satellite cities.
59:
1127:
271:
263:
224:
1189:
358:
1075:
1058:
791:
1151:
1194:
1095:
833:
744:: The main business and services hub of the metropolitan area, with roughly 40% of its population.
832:
implemented was the recovery of
Abandoibarra, once an industrial ground and now the site of the
270:
area or the wider metropolitan area. The metropolitan area's municipalities, are defined by the
8:
760:
748:
1135:
1124:
837:
697:
350:
307:
251:
236:
216:
144:
1152:
CONFERENCE DES REGIONS PERIPHERIQUES MARITIMES D’EUROPE, study of the
European Union
208:
274:'s Territorial Directives Other six satellite cities exist within the province of
1131:
1102:
984:
972:
707:
702:
669:
607:
200:
1076:"Gross domestic product (GDP) at current market prices by metropolitan regions"
787:
665:
661:
495:
334:
324:
302:
267:
240:
232:
301:
The metropolitan area of Bilbao can be divided into the municipalities inside
1183:
764:: A residential area, including Erandio, Leioa, and the more affluent Getxo,.
712:
677:
855:
521:
368:
338:
243:
plus ten other surrounding municipalities, all of them in the province of
806:
448:
346:
282:, where commute between the cities and the metropolitan area in common.
960:
798:
782:
468:
418:
363:
828:
753:
673:
453:
398:
373:
279:
188:
775:
664:
and outside the metropolitan area itself, but they are considered "
593:
581:
478:
443:
408:
393:
681:
294:
A panoramic view of
Greater Bilbao, as seen from the funicular of
176:
631:
619:
545:
533:
473:
463:
403:
378:
185:
290:
1020:
996:
824:
769:
740:
722:
685:
569:
557:
458:
438:
428:
383:
342:
312:
275:
259:
244:
220:
117:
99:
1008:
717:
423:
413:
388:
255:
228:
81:
433:
181:
349:
next to it, conformed by municipalities located along the
1059:"Population on 1 January by age, sex and NUTS 2 region"
861:
734:
The area is usually structured into different zones:
485:
854:The area is since 1995 fully interconnected by the
888:Left bank and Mining zone (Barakaldo - Santurtzi)
778:resources were located: Muskiz, Gallarta, Ortuella
676:(outside the community of the Basque Country) and
305:and the ones located outside. Greater Bilbao is a
219:or continuous urban area based around the city of
52:Bilbao, the largest city in the metropolitan area
1181:
490:These 10 municipalities are located outside the
311:, an administrative division of the province of
802:, including Basauri, Galdakao and Arrigorriaga.
660:These municipalities are located both outside
912:Right Bank and Uribe Kosta (Getxo - Erandio)
1068:
1171:Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid.
1162:Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid.
1147:
1145:
1143:
231:. It comprises the city of Bilbao, the 25
498:but inside the wider metropolitan area.
289:
175:
1140:
1091:
1089:
823:corporation was founded in 1992 by the
1182:
668:". All of them, with the exception of
180:Gran Bilbao real color image taken by
868:Metropolitan area (35 municipalities)
814:
672:which is located in the community of
1086:
285:
862:Population of the Metropolitan Area
13:
935:Satellite towns (6 municipalities)
655:
64:Bilbao metropolitan area in Biscay
14:
1206:
684:, are located in the province of
486:Wider Metropolitan Area of Bilbao
318:
262:and 43% of the population of the
133:500 km (200 sq mi)
896:Hego Uribe (Basauri - Galdakao)
792:University of the Basque Country
786:, wide expansion zone where the
258:Almost 80% of the population of
110:
92:
74:
58:
46:
250:It is the fifth most populated
154: • Metro density
1165:
1156:
1118:
1107:
1096:AUDES project, 2007 statistics
1051:
1:
1125:Environment and Urbanism area
1044:
341:corresponding to the city of
1029:
918:
904:Bilbao (Bilbao - Txorierri)
729:
640:
213:Área metropolitana de Bilbao
32:Área metropolitana de Bilbao
7:
1190:Metropolitan areas of Spain
1035:
1025:
1013:
1001:
989:
977:
965:
646:
636:
624:
612:
600:
586:
574:
562:
550:
538:
526:
157:1,900/km (4,900/sq mi)
16:Urban area in Biscay, Spain
10:
1211:
322:
166:
161:
153:
142:
137:
129:
124:
105:
87:
69:
57:
45:
38:
21:
834:Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
197:Bilbao Metropolitan Area
23:Bilbao Metropolitan Area
266:is concentrated in the
298:
192:
788:international airport
293:
278:and the community of
179:
680:which is located in
1114:Metropolitan Bilbao
849:Bilbao Metropoli-30
1130:2010-05-23 at the
1101:2011-08-22 at the
815:Urban regeneration
299:
193:
167: • Metro
130: • Metro
1195:Estuary of Bilbao
1136:Basque Government
1042:
1041:
961:Amorebieta-Etxano
931:
930:
838:Euskalduna Palace
774:, where the main
698:Amorebieta-Etxano
653:
652:
286:Constituent parts
252:metropolitan area
217:metropolitan area
174:
173:
1202:
1172:
1169:
1163:
1160:
1154:
1149:
1138:
1122:
1116:
1111:
1105:
1093:
1084:
1083:
1072:
1066:
1065:
1063:www.ec.europa.eu
1055:
940:
939:
873:
872:
845:Bilbao Ria 2000
821:Bilbao Ria 2000
501:
500:
116:
114:
113:
98:
96:
95:
80:
78:
77:
62:
50:
19:
18:
1210:
1209:
1205:
1204:
1203:
1201:
1200:
1199:
1180:
1179:
1176:
1175:
1170:
1166:
1161:
1157:
1150:
1141:
1132:Wayback Machine
1123:
1119:
1112:
1108:
1103:Wayback Machine
1094:
1087:
1074:
1073:
1069:
1057:
1056:
1052:
1047:
973:Castro Urdiales
951:
864:
843:In parallel to
817:
732:
727:
703:Castro Urdiales
688:, on different
670:Castro Urdiales
666:satellite towns
658:
656:Satellite towns
608:Ugao-Miraballes
596:
512:
488:
483:
359:Abanto Zierbena
327:
321:
288:
170:€32.891 billion
111:
109:
93:
91:
75:
73:
65:
53:
41:
34:
29:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1208:
1198:
1197:
1192:
1174:
1173:
1164:
1155:
1139:
1117:
1106:
1085:
1067:
1049:
1048:
1046:
1043:
1040:
1039:
1034:
1028:
1027:
1024:
1016:
1015:
1012:
1004:
1003:
1000:
992:
991:
988:
980:
979:
976:
968:
967:
964:
956:
955:
946:
938:
937:
929:
928:
923:
917:
916:
913:
909:
908:
905:
901:
900:
897:
893:
892:
889:
885:
884:
879:
871:
870:
863:
860:
816:
813:
812:
811:
803:
795:
779:
765:
761:The right bank
757:
745:
741:city of Bilbao
731:
728:
726:
725:
720:
715:
710:
705:
700:
694:
662:Greater Bilbao
657:
654:
651:
650:
645:
639:
638:
635:
627:
626:
623:
615:
614:
611:
603:
602:
599:
589:
588:
585:
577:
576:
573:
565:
564:
561:
553:
552:
549:
541:
540:
537:
529:
528:
525:
517:
516:
507:
496:Greater Bilbao
487:
484:
482:
481:
476:
471:
466:
461:
456:
451:
446:
441:
436:
431:
426:
421:
416:
411:
406:
401:
396:
391:
386:
381:
376:
371:
366:
361:
355:
339:municipalities
335:Greater Bilbao
325:Greater Bilbao
323:Main article:
320:
319:Greater Bilbao
317:
303:Greater Bilbao
287:
284:
272:Basque Country
268:Greater Bilbao
264:Basque Country
241:Greater Bilbao
235:that make the
233:municipalities
225:Basque Country
172:
171:
168:
164:
163:
159:
158:
155:
151:
150:
147:
140:
139:
135:
134:
131:
127:
126:
122:
121:
107:
103:
102:
89:
85:
84:
71:
67:
66:
63:
55:
54:
51:
43:
42:
39:
36:
35:
25:
22:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1207:
1196:
1193:
1191:
1188:
1187:
1185:
1178:
1168:
1159:
1153:
1148:
1146:
1144:
1137:
1133:
1129:
1126:
1121:
1115:
1110:
1104:
1100:
1097:
1092:
1090:
1081:
1077:
1071:
1064:
1060:
1054:
1050:
1038:
1033:
1030:
1023:
1022:
1018:
1017:
1011:
1010:
1006:
1005:
999:
998:
994:
993:
987:
986:
982:
981:
975:
974:
970:
969:
963:
962:
958:
957:
954:
950:
947:
945:
942:
941:
936:
933:
932:
927:
924:
922:
919:
914:
911:
910:
906:
903:
902:
898:
895:
894:
890:
887:
886:
883:
880:
878:
875:
874:
869:
866:
865:
859:
857:
852:
850:
846:
841:
839:
835:
830:
826:
822:
809:
808:
804:
801:
800:
796:
793:
789:
785:
784:
780:
777:
773:
771:
766:
763:
762:
758:
755:
751:
750:
749:The left bank
746:
743:
742:
737:
736:
735:
724:
721:
719:
716:
714:
711:
709:
706:
704:
701:
699:
696:
695:
693:
691:
687:
683:
679:
675:
671:
667:
663:
649:
644:
641:
634:
633:
629:
628:
622:
621:
617:
616:
610:
609:
605:
604:
598:
595:
591:
590:
584:
583:
579:
578:
572:
571:
567:
566:
560:
559:
555:
554:
548:
547:
543:
542:
536:
535:
531:
530:
524:
523:
519:
518:
515:
511:
508:
506:
503:
502:
499:
497:
493:
480:
477:
475:
472:
470:
467:
465:
462:
460:
457:
455:
452:
450:
447:
445:
442:
440:
437:
435:
432:
430:
427:
425:
422:
420:
417:
415:
412:
410:
407:
405:
402:
400:
397:
395:
392:
390:
387:
385:
382:
380:
377:
375:
372:
370:
367:
365:
362:
360:
357:
356:
354:
352:
351:Nervión River
348:
344:
340:
337:there are 25
336:
332:
326:
316:
314:
310:
309:
304:
297:
292:
283:
281:
277:
273:
269:
265:
261:
257:
253:
248:
246:
242:
238:
234:
230:
226:
222:
218:
214:
210:
206:
202:
198:
190:
187:
183:
178:
169:
165:
160:
156:
152:
148:
146:
143: •
141:
136:
132:
128:
123:
119:
108:
104:
101:
90:
86:
83:
72:
68:
61:
56:
49:
44:
37:
33:
28:
20:
1177:
1167:
1158:
1120:
1109:
1080:ec.europa.eu
1079:
1070:
1062:
1053:
1036:
1031:
1019:
1007:
995:
983:
971:
959:
952:
948:
944:Municipality
943:
934:
925:
920:
881:
876:
867:
856:Metro Bilbao
853:
848:
844:
842:
820:
818:
805:
797:
794:are located.
781:
767:
759:
747:
738:
733:
689:
659:
647:
642:
630:
618:
606:
592:
580:
568:
556:
544:
532:
522:Arrankudiaga
520:
513:
509:
505:Municipality
504:
491:
489:
369:Arrigorriaga
330:
328:
306:
300:
295:
249:
212:
205:Bilbo Handia
204:
196:
194:
106:Largest city
31:
27:Bilbo Handia
26:
807:Uribe-Kosta
449:Portugalete
347:conurbation
329:Within the
1184:Categories
1045:References
949:Population
882:Population
799:Hego Uribe
783:Txoriherri
510:Population
469:Trapagaran
419:Larrabetzu
364:Alonsotegi
296:La Reineta
138:Population
40:Urban area
829:Barakaldo
754:Barakaldo
730:Structure
674:Cantabria
454:Santurtzi
399:Etxebarri
374:Barakaldo
280:Cantabria
223:, in the
215:) is the
189:satellite
120:(345,821)
1128:Archived
1099:Archived
915:177,319
907:379,116
899:130,427
891:263,293
836:and the
790:and the
776:iron ore
690:comarcas
597:(Sopela)
594:Sopelana
582:Plentzia
479:Zaratamo
444:Ortuella
409:Galdakao
394:Zierbena
345:and the
1134:of the
1037:120,033
1026:17,554
1002:18,205
990:29,636
985:Durango
978:31,977
966:19,140
926:950,155
708:Durango
632:Zeberio
620:Urduliz
546:Berango
534:Barrika
492:comarca
474:Zamudio
464:Sondika
404:Erandio
379:Basauri
331:comarca
308:comarca
237:comarca
209:Spanish
186:Landsat
149:950,155
70:Country
1021:Mungia
1014:3,521
997:Laudio
847:, the
825:Bilbao
770:mining
723:Mungia
713:Laudio
686:Biscay
678:Laudio
648:37,560
637:1,059
625:4,319
613:4,124
601:7,130
587:4,363
575:1,241
570:Lemoiz
563:5,683
558:Gorliz
551:7,130
539:1,541
459:Sestao
439:Muskiz
429:Lezama
384:Bilbao
343:Bilbao
313:Biscay
276:Biscay
260:Biscay
245:Biscay
221:Bilbao
201:Basque
118:Bilbao
115:
100:Biscay
97:
88:Region
79:
1032:Total
1009:Lemoa
921:Total
718:Lemoa
682:Álava
643:Total
424:Leioa
414:Getxo
389:Derio
256:Spain
229:Spain
207:, in
145:Metro
82:Spain
953:2018
877:Area
827:and
819:The
772:zone
768:The
739:The
527:970
514:2018
434:Loiu
199:(in
195:The
182:NASA
125:Area
494:of
333:of
254:in
239:of
184:'s
162:GDP
30:or
1186::
1142:^
1088:^
1078:.
1061:,
858:.
840:.
692:.
353:.
247:.
227:,
211::
203::
1082:.
756:.
191:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
_(33853014688).jpg)
