Mungialdea

Mungialdea, also known as Uribe-Butroe, is a comarca of the province of Biscay, in the Basque Country, Spain. Mungialdea is the heir of the larger historical region of Uribe, which was one of the merindades of Biscay. It comprises the most rural area of the historical region, drained by the Butrón River and with some small municipalities. It is one of the seven comarcas that compose the province of Biscay. Its capital city is Mungia.

Geography

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Mungia.

Mungialdea is located at the north of Biscay, bordering with the comarcas of Busturialdea on the east, Greater Bilbao on the east and south and the Bay of Biscay on the north.

Its landscape fits with the oceanic climate and can be divided into two subregions:

• The coast, with beaches and high cliffs.
• Butrón, the area surrounding the Butrón river.

Municipalities

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Beaches of Plentzia (in the foreground) and Gorliz (in the background).

#	Municipality	Population	Territory km²
File:Escudo de Arrieta.svg	Arrieta	558	14.47
File:Escudo de Bakio.svg	Bakio	2,470	16.78
File:Escudo de Barrika.svg	Barrika	1,487	7.77
File:Escudo de Fruiz.svg	Fruiz	450	5.73
File:Escudo de Gamiz Fika.svg	Gamiz-Fika	1,327	15.53
File:Escudo de Gatika.svg	Gatika	1,570	17.42
File:Escudo de Gorliz.svg	Gorliz	5,503	10.29
File:Escudo de Laukiz.svg	Laukiz	1,109	8.16
File:Escudo de Lemoiz.svg	Lemoiz	1,023	18.90
File:Escudo de Maruri Jatabe.svg	Maruri-Jatabe	896	15.8
File:Escudo de Meñaka.svg	Meñaka	702	12.70
File:Escudo de Mungia.svg	Mungia	16,527	52.12
File:Escudo de Plentzia.svg	Plentzia	4,292	11.17
File:Escudo de Sopelana.svg	Sopelana	12,527	8.39
File:Escudo de Urduliz.svg	Urduliz	3,422	7.8