Uribe

Uribe

The Merindad de Uribe or Uribealdea is a historical subdivision of Biscay, Basque Country, Spain. It contained most of the municipalities now within the comarca of Greater Bilbao in the Bilbao metropolitan area. The parts of Uribe which now fall under Greater Bilbao are: • Bilbao • The developed Eskuinaldea of the Estuary of Bilbao around Erandio, Leioa and Getxo • Part of the Uribe-Kosta north of Getxo, around Berango • The Txorierri valley including small towns such as Sondika and Zamudio • Hego Uribe south-east of Bilbao proper, around Basauri and Galdakao • Barakaldo, now considered to be part of the Left Bank__###newline###__ Additionally, the municipalities which comprise most of Uribe-Kosta further along the coast around Mungia, Sopela and Plentzia are in a separate comarca named Mungialdea, and a few rural municipalities at the southernmost tip of historical Uribe have been grouped with others in the Arratia-Nerbioi comarca. Uribe is also a Basque surname.

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• Related Topics:  Geography Of Biscay