Muskiz is a town and

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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 autonomous community of the Basque Country, northern Spain.

Neighborhoods

Muskiz is administratively divided into six neighborhoods or wards:

Demography

Economy

In the 1970s the

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company

Petronor Petróleos del Norte S.A. (Petronor) is a Spanish oil and gas company based in Muskiz, Basque Country (autonomous community), Basque Country. The company was established on 30 November 1968. From 1976 to 1981, its executive manager was Nemesio Fer ...

built a

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with a 222 metres tall

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called ''La Catalítica''.

Notable people

* Nicolás de la Quadra, painter * Jose Ramon Campos, painter

References

External links

MUSKIZ in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa)
* Municipalities in Biscay Estuary of Bilbao {{basqueCountry-geo-stub