Gatika

Gatika
Coat of arms of Gatika
Gatika is located in the Basque Country
Gatika
Gatika
Location of Gatika within the Basque Country
Coordinates: 43°21′50″N 2°52′19″W / 43.36389°N 2.87194°W / 43.36389; -2.87194
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityBasque Country
ProvinceBizkaia
ComarcaMungialdea
Government
 • MayorJesús María Fullaondo Alzibar (EAJ-PNV)
Area
 • Total
17.42 km2 (6.73 sq mi)
Elevation
78 m (256 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total
1,673
 • Density96/km2 (250/sq mi)
DemonymBasque: gatikarra
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
48110
Official language(s)Basque
Spanish
WebsiteOfficial website

Gatika (Spanish: Gatica) is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain. As of 2009, it has 1,559 inhabitants. The historic Butrón castle is located in Gatika.

References

  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.