Iruña de Oca in Spanish or Iruña Oka in Basque is a municipality located in the province of Álava, in the Basque Country, northern Spain.[1] Iruña de Oca is the most populated municipality of the Cuadrilla de Añana, one of the seven comarcas of the province, more than 35% of the people of Añana live there.
Iruña de Oca / Iruña Oka | |
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| Iruña Oka (in Basque) Iruña de Oca (in Spanish) | |
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 Location of Iruña Oka in Álava | |
  Iruña de Oca / Iruña Oka Location of Iruña de Oca/Iruña Oka within the Basque Country  Iruña de Oca / Iruña Oka Location of Iruña de Oca/Iruña Oka within Spain | |
| Coordinates: 42°49′09″N 2°48′46″W / 42.81917°N 2.81278°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Basque Country |
| Province | Araba/Álava |
| Eskualdea / Cuadrilla | Cuadrilla de Añana |
| Founded | In 1976 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Miguel Ángel Montes Sánchez (PSE-EE) |
| Area | |
• Total | 53.25 km2 (20.56 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 500 m (1,600 ft) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 3,411 |
| • Density | 64/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Iruñaokar, iruñar (in Basque) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 01230 |
| Official language(s) | Spanish, Basque |
| Website | Official website |
Geography
editThe municipality was created in 1976 from the merger of the following municipalities, administratively denominated consejos:
- Nanclares de la Oca/Langraiz Oka (capital of the municipality)
- Montevite/Mandaita
- Ollávarre/Olabarri
- Víllodas/Billoda
- Trespuentes/Trasponde
Iruña de Oca is located in the central part of the Álava province, just 14 km far from Vitoria, the capital city of the Basque Country.
References
edit- ^ Albertus, Ramón (April 22, 2024). "21 papeletas hacen que Bildu logre el 'sorpasso' en Iruña de Oca". El Correo.
External links
edit- IRUÑA DE OCA in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (in Spanish)[permanent dead link]
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