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.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Pasaia
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.pushpin_map: Spain Basque Country#Spain
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Pasaia within the Basque Autonomous Community##Location of Pasaia within Spain
Settlement.area_total_km2: 11.34
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.population_demonym: Pasaitarra
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Autonomous community
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Gipuzkoa
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Eskualdea
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Donostialdea
Settlement.blank_name_sec1: Official language(s)
Settlement.blank_info_sec1: Basque, Spanish
Settlement.timezone: CET
Settlement.utc_offset: +1
Settlement.timezone_DST: CEST

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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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