Arrieta (both in Basque and Spanish) is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the Basque Country, Spain. Arrieta is part of the comarca of Mungialdea. It had a population of 552 inhabitants as of 2007, and a population of 564 inhabitants as of 2017.
Arrieta | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of the municipality in Biscay. | |
  Arrieta Location of Arrieta within the Basque Country | |
| Coordinates: 43°20′25″N 2°46′11″W / 43.34028°N 2.76972°W | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  País Vasco |
| Province | Biscay |
| Comarca | Mungialdea |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ángel María Acillona (PNV-EAJ) |
| Area | |
• Total | 14.47 km2 (5.59 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 203 m (666 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 567 |
| • Density | 39/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 48114 |
Toponym
editThis municipality has its origin in the elizate Líbano de Arrieta, which became a municipality in the 19th century. The toponym Arrieta comes from the Basque word harrieta, which means "stony place".
Celebrities
edit- Santiago Arriaga y Arrien, Santiago de Jesús (1903–1936): was a priest of the Trinitarian Order. He was assassinated during the Spanish Civil war and beautified in 2007 by the Catholic Church.
- José Ramón Goyeneche Bilbao (1940): cyclist who participated in Tokyo Olympic Games in 1964.
References
edit- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
External links
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