Abáigar is a town and municipality located in the
province
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and
autonomous community
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of
Navarre
Navarre ( ; ; ), officially the Chartered Community of Navarre, is a landlocked foral autonomous community and province in northern Spain, bordering the Basque Autonomous Community, La Rioja, and Aragon in Spain and New Aquitaine in France. ...
, northern Spain.
The municipality is part of the area (comarca) of Tierra Estella. It covers an area of 4.9 km
2. The municipality is located at a distance about 280 km northeast of
Madrid
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, 47 km southwest of
Pamplona
Pamplona (; ), historically also known as Pampeluna in English, is the capital city of the Navarre, Chartered Community of Navarre, in Spain.
Lying at near above sea level, the city (and the wider Cuenca de Pamplona) is located on the flood pl ...
.
The name comes from the Basque language ''(h)abe igar'' with the meaning of ''"dry tree"''.
Population
References
External links
ABAIGAR in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa – Auñamendi Encyclopedia Euskomedia Fundazioa
Municipalities in Navarre
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