The

Merindad ''Merindad'' () is a Mediaeval Spanish administrative term for a country subdivision smaller than a province but larger than a municipality. The officer in charge of a merindad was called a merino, roughly equivalent to the English ''count'' o ...

de Uribe or Uribealdea is a historical subdivision of

Biscay Biscay (; eu, Bizkaia ; es, Vizcaya ) is a province of Spain and a historical territory of the Basque Country, heir of the ancient Lordship of Biscay, lying on the south shore of the eponymous bay. The capital and largest city is Bilbao. ...

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. It contained most of the municipalities now within the

comarca A ''comarca'' (, or , or ) 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 " ...

of Greater Bilbao in the Bilbao metropolitan area (other than the majority of the ''Ezkerraldea'' (

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) and its hinterland which was part of the

Enkarterri Enkarterri (Spanish language, Spanish: ''Las Encartaciones'') is a comarca (Spain), comarca of the province of Biscay, in the Basque Country (autonomous community), Basque Country, Spain. It is one of the seven ''eskualdeak/comarcas'' or districts ...

merindad, itself now a smaller comarca covering towns further west). The parts of Uribe which now fall under Greater Bilbao are: *

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(the main city, sub-divided into urban districts) *The developed ''Eskuinaldea'' (

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) of the Estuary of Bilbao around

Erandio Erandio is a town and Municipalities of Spain, municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country (autonomous community), Basque Country, northern Spain. The name comes from euskera ARANDIO that means plu ...

, Leioa and

Getxo Getxo () is a town located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country, in Spain. It is part of Greater Bilbao, and has 77,946 inhabitants (2019). Getxo is mostly an affluent residential area, as well as being the ...

*Part of the Uribe-Kosta (Uribe Coast) north of Getxo, around Berango *The Txorierri valley including small towns such as

Sondika Sondika (Spanish, ''Sondica'') is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the Autonomous Community of Basque Country, northern Spain. Situated directly south of the runway of Bilbao Airport, it is the location of Bilbao Bri ...

and

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Hego Uribe Hego Uribe ( Basque for ''Southern Uribe'') is a modern conventional subdivision of Biscay, Basque Country Basque Country may refer to: * Basque Country (autonomous community), as used in Spain ( es, País Vasco, link=no), also called , an Auton ...

(''Southern Uribe'') south-east of Bilbao proper, around

Basauri Basauri is a major municipality of Biscay, in the Basque Country, an Autonomous Community in northern Spain. The town is a part of the Greater Bilbao conurbation, being only a few kilometers south of Bilbao. It is an industrial town that also i ...

and Galdakao *

Barakaldo Barakaldo ( es, Baracaldo; eu, Barakaldo ) is a municipality located in the Biscay province in the Basque Country. Located on the Left Bank of the Estuary of Bilbao, the city is part of Greater Bilbao, has a population at 100,881. Barakaldo ...

, now considered to be part of the Left Bank Additionally, the municipalities which comprise most of Uribe-Kosta further along the coast around Mungia,

Sopela Sopela, formerly known as Sopelana, is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain. The town is roughly 820 hectares in size, located in the comarca Mungialdea on ...

and Plentzia are in a separate comarca named Mungialdea (also known as ''Uribe-Butroe''), and a few rural municipalities at the southernmost tip of historical Uribe have been grouped with others in the

Arratia-Nerbioi Arratia-Nerbioi ( Spanish: ''Arratia-Nervión'') is a comarca of the province of Biscay, in the Basque Country, Spain. It is formed by the valleys of the Arratia river and the Nervión river. It is one of the seven ''eskualdeak'' or ''comarcas'' ...

comarca. Uribe is also a

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surname. Etymologically it seems to read ''under the city/town'' but its meaning is not clear. Many people in Colombia, bears this surname, there are other branches in Mexico and Ecuador.

External links

Uribe Google MapsUribe county web site in English, Euskara, Spanish
Geography of Biscay {{basque-geo-stub