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Basauri | |
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  Basauri Location of Basauri within the Basque Country  Basauri Location of Basauri within Spain | |
| Coordinates: 43°14′12″N 02°53′24″W / 43.23667°N 2.89000°W | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Basque Country |
| Province | Biscay |
| Comarca | Greater Bilbao |
| Founded | 1510 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-Council |
| • Alcalde | Asier Iragorri (PNV) |
| Area | |
| 7.01 km2 (2.71 sq mi) | |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| 40,762 | |
| • Density | 5,800/km2 (15,000/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 910,578 |
| Demonym | Basauritarra |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 48970 |
| Dialing code | +34 94 |
| Official language(s) | Basque, Spanish |
| Website | Official website |
Basauri is a major municipality of Biscay, in the Basque Country, an Autonomous Community in northern Spain.
The town is a part of the Greater Bilbao conurbation, being only a few kilometers south of Bilbao. It is an industrial town with monuments such as the tower house of Ariz. It is home to the province's only prison, located where the Nervión and Ibaizabal rivers meet. The municipality had a population of 40,589 in 2019.
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.