Mungialdea, also known as Uribe-Butroe,Sistema de Indicadores de Sostenibilidad de Bizkaia (2001-2011) Búsqueda por Comarca
Bizkaia 21 (in Spanish) is a

comarca A ''comarca'' (, , , ) is a traditional region or local administrative division found in Portugal, Spain, and some of their former colonies, like Brazil, Nicaragua, and Panama. The term is derived from the term ''marca'', meaning a "march, mark ...

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,

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. Mungialdea is the heir of the larger historical region of Uribe, which was one of the '' merindades'' of

. 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

. 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

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on the north. Its landscape fits with the

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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 {{Basque-geo-stub