Sestao

Sestao is a municipality of 27,342 people (2021). It is in the province of Biscay in the autonomous community of Basque Country in Spain. It is on the left bank of the river Nervión and is part of the Bilbao metropolitan area.[3]

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Coordinates: 43°18′39″N 3°0′20″W / 43.31083°N 3.00556°W / 43.31083; -3.00556Coordinates: 43°18′39″N 3°0′20″W / 43.31083°N 3.00556°W / 43.31083; -3.00556
Country Spain
Autonomous community Basque Country
ProvinceBiscay
ComarcaGreater Bilbao
Segregatted1805
Government
 • AlcaldeJosu Bergara López (EAJ-PNV)
Area
 • Total3.49 km2 (1.35 sq mi)
Elevation
6,762 m (22,185 ft)
Population
 ()[1]
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
48910
Official language(s)Basque
WebsiteOfficial website

Sestao is the home of the most important steel industry of Biscay, Altos Hornos de Vizcaya.

Sestao Media

References

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  2. Euskaltzaindia. "Euskal Onomastikaren Datutegia (EODA): Sestao" (in euskara). Euskaltzaindia. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
  3. Ainhoa Arozamena Ayala. "Auñamendi Encyclopedia: Sestao" (in español). Eusko Ikaskuntza. Retrieved 3 July 2010.

Other websites

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