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Ortuella is a town and municipality located in the province of Bizkaia, in the Autonomous Community of Basque Country, northern Spain.

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Settlement.name
Ortuella
Settlement.settlement_type
Municipality
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Ortuella_contrast_enhanced.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
View from Serantes
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Escudo de Ortuella.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map
Spain Basque Country
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location of Ortuella 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
Greater Bilbao
Settlement.elevation_m
66
Settlement.area_total_km2
7.65
Settlement.established_title
Segregated

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Official name
Ortuella
Demonym
ortuellar
Population
7781
Area
7.7
Elevation
66
Official website
www.ortuella.biz
Image
Ortuella - Monumento al Barrenador 1.jpg
Licence plate code
BI
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Commons category
Ortuella
postal code
48530
native label
Ortuella
inception
1901-01-01
female population
4304
male population
4091
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Ortuella is a town and municipality located in the province of Bizkaia, in the Autonomous Community of Basque Country, northern Spain.

Nowadays part of the Greater Bilbao region, until the beginning of the 19th century it was integrated in the Valley of Somorrostro of Enkarterri along with Santurtzi. In 1901 the locality segregated from the municipality of Santurtzi, becoming known as Santurce-Ortuella. This segregation was motivated by an increase of population due to the mining boom at the end of the 19th century, which saw the district of Ortuella become the most populous part of the municipality. In the 1980s, and by means of the resolution of 27 March 1981, the name of the municipality definitively lost the term "Santurce", simply being "Ortuella", which was the usual name used by their citizens.

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