Muskiz
Muskiz | ||
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Postal code 48550 | ||
Official language(s) | Basque, Spanish | |
Website | Official website |
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Muskiz is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain.
Neighborhoods
Muskiz is administratively divided into six neighborhoods or wards:[2][3]
Official name | Basque name |
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Cobarón | Kobaron |
(La) Rigada | Larrainaga |
Pobeña | Pobeña |
San Juan | San Juan Muskiz |
San Julián | San Julian |
Santelices | Santelices |
Demography
1897 | 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2006 |
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2,468 | 2,663 | 4,069 | 4,239 | 4,345 | 4,060 | 4,077 | 4,733 | 6,011 | 6,054 | 6,358 | 6,558 | 6,839 |
Economy
In the 1970s the petrochemical company Petronor built a refinery with a 222 metres tall chimney called La Catalítica.
Notable people
JOSE RAMON CAMPOS MARTIN Painter
https://bigfoot.ch/2022/06/jose-ramon-campos-martin/
References
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ Carlos Glaria (31 January 2002). "Las entidades de población del municipio de Muskiz y su denominación" (PDF). Muskizko Udala. Retrieved 19 June 2010.
- ^ Euskaltzaindia. "Euskal Onomastikaren Datutegia (EODA): Muskiz". Euskaltzaindia. Retrieved 19 June 2010.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Muskiz.
- MUSKIZ in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa) (in Spanish)
- Official website (in English, Spanish, and Basque)