Mungialdea, also known as Uribe-Butroe,
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Bizkaia 21 (in Spanish) is a comarca
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of 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 Basque Country, Spain
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. Mungialdea is the heir of the larger historical region of Uribe, which was one of the '' merindades'' 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 ...
. It comprises the most rural area of the historical region, drained by the Butrón River and with some small municipalities. It is one of the seven ''comarcas'' that compose 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 ...
. Its capital city is Mungia
Mungia (in Spanish: ''Munguía'') is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the Basque Country of northern Spain. The
town has 17,691 inhabitants (2019).
Geography
Mungia lies 20 metres above sea level in an area full of o ...
.
Geography
Mungialdea is located at the north of Biscay, bordering with the ''comarcas'' of Busturialdea on the east, Greater Bilbao
Greater Bilbao (Basque language, Basque: ''Bilboaldea'', Spanish language, Spanish: ''Gran Bilbao'') is an administrative division of the province of Biscay, in the Basque Country (autonomous community), Basque Country, Spain. It is one of the se ...
on the east and south and the Bay of Biscay
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on the north.
Its landscape fits with the oceanic climate
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and can be divided into two subregions:
* The coast, with beaches and high cliffs.
* Butrón, the area surrounding the Butrón river.
Municipalities
References
Comarcas of Biscay
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