Laudio/Llodio is a town and municipality located in the province of Álava, in the

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, northern Spain. Laudio is the name in Basque language and Llodio in Spanish; both are used indistinctly.

Geography and Demography

Llodio is an important industrial center located at 50 km NW from the provincial capital of

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and at 20 km SE from Bilbao. It is the second municipality of Álava, in population. The municipality has an area of 37,56 km² and a population (2005) of 18,633 (9,288 male, 9,345 female). Its geographical coordinates are: * Latitude: 43º09’4’’ N * Longitude: 2º57’22’’ W * Altitude: Minimum: 130 m, Maximum: 782 m.

Elections and local administration

Municipal election

Since the 2019 Municipal elections the Mayor of Llodio is Mr. Ander Añibarro Maestre (PNV). The Basque Nationalist Party PNV/EAJ has 7 municipal councillors on Llodio Town Council,

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has 5, the local group Omnia has 3 while the

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has 2.

General election

The results of the 2004 Spanish

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in Llodio were as follows: * PNV -

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: 37.9% * PSE-EE (PSOE - EE)

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: 27.8% * PP - Partido Popular: 18.6% * EB-IU - Izquierda Unida: 6.9% * EA - Eusko Alkartasuna: 4.8% * ARALAR-ZUTI - Aralar-Zutik: 2.0%

Sport

The town has a local athletics club, Club de Atletismo de Laudio, which has its own track and field stadium (the

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). The club has hosted the Cross Internacional Valle de Llodio, an annual international cross country running event, since 1985.Cross Internacional
. C.A de Laudio. Retrieved on 2010-12-03.

References

External links

City Council Website

LLODIO in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa)

Aerial view of Llodio (Google maps)
Municipalities in Álava {{BasqueCountry-geo-stub