Berango is a town and
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
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located in the province of
Biscay
Biscay ( ; ; ), is a province of the Basque Country (autonomous community), Basque Autonomous Community, heir of the ancient Lordship of Biscay, lying on the south shore of the Bay of Biscay, eponymous bay. The capital and largest city is Bilb ...
, in the region known as "Greater Bilbao" in the autonomous community of
Basque Country, Spain with 8,9
km²
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1 km2 is equal to:
* 1,000,000 squar ...
of extension and a population of 7,195 inhabitants according to the census of the 2019. Its density reaches 174,81 inhabitants per square kilometre.
Geography
Berango is confined by
Sopelana in the north, with
Urduliz in the northeast, with
Erandio
Erandio is a town and Municipalities of Spain, municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country (autonomous community), Basque Country, northern Spain.
History
In 1415, during the War of the Bands, the ...
in southeast, and with
Guetxo
to the western. In this region there are some cholines that stand out such as
Munarrikolanda,
Saiherri and
Agirremendi mountains. The
Gobela river passes through the municipality and disgorges in the
Bahía de El Abra. Moreover, Berango receives
Larrañazubi's streams and several natural fountains.
References
External links
BERANGO in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa)
Berango's City Hall main page
Municipalities in Biscay
Estuary of Bilbao
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