Ondarroa
Ondarroa  | |
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![]() Ondarroa Location of Ondarroa within the Basque Country ![]() Ondarroa Location of Ondarroa within Spain  | |
| Coordinates: 43°19′19″N 2°25′10″W / 43.32194°N 2.41944°W | |
| Country | |
| Autonomous community | |
| Province | Biscay | 
| Comarca | Lea-Artibai | 
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Urtza Alkorta Arrizabalaga (EH Bildu) | 
| Area | |
 • Total  | 3.6 km2 (1.4 sq mi) | 
| Population  (2018)[1]  | |
 • Total  | 8,397 | 
| • Density | 2,300/km2 (6,000/sq mi) | 
| Demonym | Ondarrutarra | 
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | 
| Postal code | 48700  | 
| Website | Official website | 
Ondarroa is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of the Basque Autonomous Community, northern Spain.
Main sights
- Church of St. Mary, in late Gothic style (late 15th century)
 - Likona Tower, a typical Basque tower-house.
 - Itsas Aurre Bridge, designed by Santiago Calatrava
 
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			Likona Tower
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Church of St. Mary - 
			
Old Bridge - 
			Itsas Aurre Bridge
 
People
- Pedro Maria Unanue (1814-1846)
 - Txomin Agirre (1864-1920)
 - Agustin Zubikarai (1914-2004)
 - Karmele Urresti Iturrioz (1916-2010)
 - Dina Bilbao (1960-1997) - athlete
 - Ana Urkiza (b. 1969) - writer
 - Kirmen Uribe (b. 1970) - writer
 - Kepa Arrizabalaga (b. 1994) - goalkeeper for Arsenal football club and Spain
 - Iñigo Martínez - footballer for FC Barcelona
 
Twin towns
 Santa Flavia, Italy
 Borj, Western Sahara
References
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
 
External links
- ONDARROA in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa) (in Spanish)
 - Ondarroa Town Hall Archived 2019-09-13 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish and Basque)
 
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