Güeñes
Sign in to saveThe council of Güeñes is a municipality in the county of Encartaciones (Biscay, Basque Country, Spain). It is furrowed by the waters of the river Cadagua and forms with its neighbor, the municipality of Zalla, Salcedo Valley. In the North it borders Galdames and k; in the east Alonsotegi (Greater Bilbao);in the west the municipality of Zalla and in the south the municipality of Gordejuela. Its more important centres of population are Güeñes, Sodupe, The Quadra, Zaramillo, Sanchosolo and San Pedro de Goicouría.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Güeñes
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Encar 003.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Church of St. Mary
- Settlement.image_flag
- BANDERA copia.svg
- Settlement.image_shield
- Escudo de Gueñes.svg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Spain Basque Country
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location of Güeñes within the Basque Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Spain
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Autonomous community
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Basque Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Biscay
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Comarca
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Enkarterri
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 81
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 41.16
- Settlement.population_demonym
- Güeñés
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- municipality of Spain
- Official name
- Güeñes
- Demonym
- gueñestar
- Country
- Spain
- Located in
- Enkarterri
- Continent
- Europe
- Official language
- Basque
- Population
- 2318
- Area
- 41.49
- Elevation
- 81
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Sopuerta
- Official website
- www.guenes.net
- Image
- Güeñes 18.jpg
- Licence plate code
- BI
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- Commons category
- Güeñes
- postal code
- 48840
- inception
- 1200-00-00
- topic's main category
- Category:Güeñes
- female population
- 3480
- male population
- 3254
- native label
- Gueñes
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Population cores in the region
- History
- Politics
- Notable people
- Monuments and heritage
- References
- External links
The council of Güeñes is a municipality in the county of Encartaciones (Biscay, Basque Country, Spain). It is furrowed by the waters of the river Cadagua and forms with its neighbor, the municipality of Zalla, Salcedo Valley. In the North it borders Galdames and k; in the east Alonsotegi (Greater Bilbao);in the west the municipality of Zalla and in the south the municipality of Gordejuela. Its more important centres of population are Güeñes, Sodupe, The Quadra, Zaramillo, Sanchosolo and San Pedro de Goicouría.
==Geography== The towns of Sodupe, La Quadra, Zaramillo and the administrative centre, Güeñes, all lie within the region.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Güeñes” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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