Lemoiz (Spanish: Lemóniz) is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain. It has a population of about 1243.
Lemoiz | |
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 The fishing port of Armintza | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Lemoiz Location of Lemoiz within the Basque Country | |
| Coordinates: 43°24′41″N 2°54′8″W / 43.41139°N 2.90222°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Biscay |
| Area | |
• Total | 13.40 km2 (5.17 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 89 m (292 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 1,241 |
| • Density | 93/km2 (240/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | www.lemoiz.net |
It was chosen as the site of the Lemoniz Nuclear Power Plant, but the construction was left unfinished after ecologist opposition and ETA attacks.
References
edit- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lemoiz.
- LEMOIZ in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa) (in Spanish)
- Pictures from Armintza, a small fishing village located in Lemoiz (in Spanish)
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