San Sebastián

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San Sebastián (Spanish: [san seβasˈtjan]; French: Saint-Sébastien, Basque: Donostia (Basque: [doˈnos̺tia])[2]) is a coastal city and municipality in the Basque Country, Spain. It lies on the coast of the Bay of Biscay, 20 km (12 miles) from the French border. It's the capital of Gipuzkoa. The municipality's population is 186,409 (2012). Locals call themselves donostiarra (singular), both in Spanish[3] and Basque.

Basque: Donostia
Spanish: San Sebastián
Donostia / San Sebastián
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Flag of San Sebastián
Official seal of San Sebastián
 
 
Coordinates: 43°19′17″N 1°59′8″W / 43.32139°N 1.98556°W / 43.32139; -1.98556Coordinates: 43°19′17″N 1°59′8″W / 43.32139°N 1.98556°W / 43.32139; -1.98556
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityBasque Country
ProvinceGipuzkoa
ComarcaDonostialdea
Neighbourhoods21
Founded1180
Government
 • MayorEneko Goia (EAJ-PNV)
Area
 • Land60.89 km2 (23.51 sq mi)
Elevation
6 m (20 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total186,409
 • Density3,686.16/km2 (9,547.1/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
20001-20018
WebsiteCity Council

San Sebastián Media

Notes

  1. The title of La bella Easo ("beautiful Easo") comes from a 19th-century identification of the town as the Roman port of Oiasso. Other locations seem now more probable.
  2. Donostia (Basque) / San Sebastián (Spanish), El Diario Vasco, Thursday 29 December 2011. (in Spanish)
  3. Donostiarra. Diccionario de la Real Academia Española.