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 Vitoria 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,

Bildu EH Bildu, short for Euskal Herria Bildu ( en, link=yes, Basque Country Gather or Basque Country Unite) is a left-wing, Basque nationalist, pro-independence political coalition active in the Spanish autonomous communities of Basque Country, Navar ...

has 5, the local group Omnia has 3 while the Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left has 2.

General election

The results of the 2004 Spanish

General Election A general election is a political voting election where generally all or most members of a given political body are chosen. These are usually held for a nation, state, or territory's primary legislative body, and are different from by-elections ( ...

in Llodio were as follows: * PNV -

Partido Nacionalista Vasco The Basque Nationalist Party (, EAJ ; es, Partido Nacionalista Vasco, PNV; french: Parti Nationaliste Basque, PNB; EAJ-PNV), officially Basque National Party in English,) was rejected by party members in November 2011. Nonetheless, the party did ...

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

Partido Socialista de Euskadi Partido, partidista and partidario may refer to: * Spanish for a political party, people who share political ideology or who are brought together by common issues Territorial subdivision * Partidos of Buenos Aires, the second-level administrative ...

: 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 Estadio Ellakuri). 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