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Municipality in Basque Country, Spain

Sopuerta
Municipality
View of Sopuerta
Coat of arms
SopuertaLocation of Sopuerta within the Basque Country
Coordinates: 43°15′46″N 3°09′09″W / 43.26278°N 3.15250°W / 43.26278; -3.15250
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Basque Country
Province	Biscay
Comarca	Enkarterri
Government
• Mayor	Joseba Andoni Llaguno Hurtado (Bildu)
Area
• Total	42.8 km (16.5 sq mi)
Elevation	86 m (282 ft)
Population
• Total	2,569
• Density	60/km (160/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Spanish: soportano soportana
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	48190
Official language(s)	Basque Spanish
Website	Official website

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

Conquistador Francisco de Garay was born in the Garay tower in Sopuerta.

Neighborhoods

Sopuerta is administratively divided into 12 neighborhoods or wards:

Mercadillo (Sokortua)
Alen
Arenao
Avellaneda
Baluga(Boluaga)
Olabarrieta
Bezi
Castaño
Jarralta
Las Muñecas
Las Ribas
Carral

Demography

Population of Galdames
1897	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1981	1991	2001	2006
2,220	2,847	4,391	4,308	3,586	3,367	2,881	3,006	2,328	2,189	2,160	2,245	2,361

References

Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
Ainhoa Arozamena. "Auñamendi Encyclopedia: Sopuerta" (in Spanish). Eusko Ikaskuntza. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
"Goyo Bañales repasa la trayectoria Francisco de Garay". 20 October 2011.
Euskaltzaindia. "Euskal Onomastikaren Datutegia (EODA): Sopuerta" (in Basque). Euskaltzaindia. Retrieved 2 July 2010.

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10,000+	Amorebieta-Etxano Arrigorriaga Basauri Bermeo Durango Erandio Ermua Galdakao Gernika-Lumo Leioa Mungia Santurtzi Sestao Sopela Valle de Trápaga-Trapagaran
5,000+	Abanto y Ciérbana-Abanto Zierbena Abadiño Balmaseda Berango Elorrio Etxebarri Gorliz Güeñes Lekeitio Muskiz Ondarroa Ortuella Zalla
under 5,000	Ajangiz Alonsotegi Amoroto Arakaldo Arantzazu Artzentales Areatza Arrankudiaga Arratzu Arrieta Artea Atxondo Aulesti Bakio Barrika Bedia Berriatua Berriz Busturia Derio Dima Ea Elantxobe Ereño Errigoiti Etxebarria Forua Fruiz Galdames Gamiz-Fika Garai Gatika Gautegiz Arteaga Gizaburuaga Gordexola Ibarrangelu Igorre Ispaster Iurreta Izurtza Karrantza Kortezubi Lanestosa Larrabetzu Laukiz Lemoa Lemoiz Lezama Loiu Mallabia Mañaria Markina-Xemein Maruri-Jatabe Mendata Mendexa Meñaka Morga Mundaka Munitibar-Arbatzegi-Gerrikaitz Murueta Muxika Nabarniz Orduña-Urduña Orozko Otxandio Plentzia Sondika Sopuerta Sukarrieta Trucios-Turtzioz Ubide Ugao-Miraballes Urduliz Zaldibar Zamudio Zaratamo Zeanuri Zeberio Zierbena Ziortza-Bolibar

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