Pasaia
Also known as Pasajes
Pasaia () is a town and municipality located in the province of Gipuzkoa in the Basque Autonomous Community of northern Spain. It is a fishing community, commercial port and the birthplace of the famous admiral Blas de Lezo and of the fashion designer Paco Rabanne.
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- Pasaia
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- Municipality
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- Spain Basque Country#Spain
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- Location of Pasaia within the Basque Autonomous Community##Location of Pasaia within Spain
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- 11.34
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- auto
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- Pasaitarra
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- Country
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- Autonomous community
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- Province
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- Gipuzkoa
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Pasaia () is a town and municipality located in the province of Gipuzkoa in the Basque Autonomous Community of northern Spain. It is a fishing community, commercial port and the birthplace of the famous admiral Blas de Lezo and of the fashion designer Paco Rabanne.
Pasaia lies approximately east of San Sebastián's centre, lying at the foot of Mount Ulia and the Jaizkibel massif. The municipality numbers 16,056 inhabitants ( estimates), clustering around the Bay of Pasaia in four nuclei, namely Pasai San Pedro, Pasai San Juan (or Donibane in Basque), Antxo and Trintxerpe, with each part showing distinctive features.
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