Abando
Sign in to saveAbando, formerly known as San Vicente de Abando, is one of the eight districts of Bilbao, Basque Country (Spain). It covers most of the city's centre, located on the left bank of the estuary of Bilbao. It is the only district of Bilbao with all of its land completely urbanised. Abando was originally an elizate and also a municipality until 1876, when part of it was annexed to Bilbao, the rest of the elizate's municipal land was integrated into Bilbao in 1890. In 2016 the population was 50,903. Abando is the wealthiest district in Bilbao, with personal and family incomes being well above the ci
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- Settlement.name
- Abando
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- District
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- Street with the Jesus statue in the background (Bilbao, Spain) - panoramio.jpg
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- Gran Vía de Don Diego López de Haro
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- Abando within Bilbao
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- Location of Abando within Bilbao
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- Country
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- Spain
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- Autonomous community
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- Basque Country
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- Province
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- Biscay
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- Comarca
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- Greater Bilbao
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- Municipality
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- Bilbao
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- 50903
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- 2.14
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- Roundabout in Bilbao, Spain - panoramio (1).jpg
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Abando, formerly known as San Vicente de Abando, is one of the eight districts of Bilbao, Basque Country (Spain). It covers most of the city's centre, located on the left bank of the estuary of Bilbao. It is the only district of Bilbao with all of its land completely urbanised. Abando was originally an elizate and also a municipality until 1876, when part of it was annexed to Bilbao, the rest of the elizate's municipal land was integrated into Bilbao in 1890. In 2016 the population was 50,903. Abando is the wealthiest district in Bilbao, with personal and family incomes being well above the citywide average.
== History == thumb|left|110px|Coat of arms of the former elizate of Abando. The exact moment of the foundation of Abando is unknown, as it is common with other elizates across Biscay. In the year 1300, the city of Bilbao was founded by Diego López V de Haro in the place of a small settlement at the right bank of the estuary. This settlement had its rights as a city confirmed by King Ferdinand V of Castile and its charter document included jurisdiction over the lands at the other side of the San Antón Bridge, an area then called Allende la Puente and today known as Bilbao la Vieja, which originally belonged to Abando.
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