'Basauri' is a major municipality of
Biscay, in the
Basque Country. It belongs to the
conurbation of
Greater Bilbao, being only a few kilometers south of
Bilbao. It is an industrial town that also includes monuments such as the tower-house of
Ariz. It holds the only prison in the province, located where the rivers
Nervión and
Ibaizabal meet. The municipality (''
municipio'') had a
2001 census population of 45,045 persons living on a land area of 7.01 km² (2.707 sq mi).
External links
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Official website (in Basque / Spanish)