Gorbeialdea[a] is a comarca of the province of Álava, Basque Country, Spain. The capital is Murgia, in the municipality of Zuia.

Gorbeialdea
Coat of arms of Gorbeialdea
Location within Álava
Location within Álava
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityBasque Country
ProvinceÁlava
SeatMurgia
Government
 • President of the CouncilXabier Álvarez de Arkaia[1]
Area
 • Total461.58 km2 (178.22 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total10,011
 • Density22/km2 (56/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Municipalities

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Municipality Population
(2021)
Surface (in km²)
Aramaio 1,457 73.27
Arratzua-Ubarrundia 1,017 57.41
Legutio 1,997 45.85
Urkabustaiz 1,420 60.49
Zigoitia 1,802 102.07
Zuia 2,318 122.49
Total 10,011 461.58

Notes

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  1. ^ Basque pronunciation: [gorβei.aldea], Spanish pronunciation: [ɡoɾbeʝalˈdea]. Formally in Basque: Gorbeialdeako kuadrilla, Spanish: Cuadrilla de Gorbeialdea. Until 2016, it was officially known as Zuia (unoficially in Spanish: Zuya).[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Xabier Álvarez de Arkaia es el nuevo presidente de la Cuadrilla Gorbeialdea". Noticias de Álava (in Spanish). 6 July 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Nomenclátor: Cuadrillas". Entidades Locales de Álava (in Spanish). Diputación Foral de Álava. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  3. ^ Puelles, Josu (17 May 2016). "La cuadrilla de Zuya se rebautiza como Gorbeialdea". GasteizHoy (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 October 2023.
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