Zigoitia

Zigoitia
Municipality
View of Apodaka, Zigoitia
View of Apodaka, Zigoitia
Zigoitia is located in Álava
Zigoitia
Zigoitia
Location in Spain
Zigoitia is located in the Basque Country
Zigoitia
Zigoitia
Zigoitia (the Basque Country)
Zigoitia is located in Spain
Zigoitia
Zigoitia
Zigoitia (Spain)
Coordinates: 42°58′6″N 2°43′41″W / 42.96833°N 2.72806°W / 42.96833; -2.72806
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityBasque Country
ProvinceÁlava
ComarcaGorbeialdea
Government
 • MayorJavier Gorbeña García[1] (EAJ/PNV)
Area
 • Total
102.07 km2 (39.41 sq mi)
Elevation
600 m (2,000 ft)
Population
 (2018)[2]
 • Total
1,753
 • Density17/km2 (44/sq mi)
Postal code
01138, 01196
Websitehttps://www.zigoitia.eus/

Zigoitia (Basque pronunciation: [s̻iɣoiti.a], Spanish: Cigoitia [θiˈɣojtja])[3] is a municipality in the province of Álava, in the Basque Country, northern Spain. Its capital is the village of Ondategi. In 2013 the largest common grave from the Spanish Civil War in the Basque Country was excavated in the locality.[4]

Toponymy

The name Zigoitia is usually described as consisting of the Basque elements zuhi- (an aspirated variant of zubi, meaning "bridge") and goitia "upper". The toponym Zuffia de suso, meaning "Upper Zuffia", is attested in the medieval Reja de San Millán [es]; while the neighboring municipality of Zuia, located in a valley, corresponds to Zuffia de yuso, meaning "Lower Zuffia".[3]

Zigoitia is the form of the name in standard Basque orthography. It was adopted in 1995 by the municipal council, and published by the Boletín Oficial del Estado on 13 September 1996.[5]

Geography

Administrative subdivisions

The municipality contains 17 villages. All of them are organized into concejos with the exception of Larrinoa.

Official name Basque name Spanish name Population (2021)[6] Area (km2) Notes
Acosta/Okoizta Okoizta Acosta 71 2.01 Concejo
Apodaka Apodaka Apodaca 155 7.16 Concejo
Berrikano Berrikano Berrícano 148 3.41 Concejo
Buruaga Buruaga Buruaga 48 5.01 Concejo
Diseminado/Sakabanatua Sakabanatua Diseminado 14 – Isolated houses not belonging to other settlements.[7]
Eribe Eribe Eribe 63 3.72 Concejo
Etxabarri Ibiña Etxabarri Ibiña Echávarri-Viña 315 6.20 Concejo
Etxaguen Etxaguen Echagüen 80 1.53 Concejo
Gopegi Gopegi Gopegui 280 2.35 Concejo
Larrinoa Larrinoa Larrínoa 34 –
Letona Letona Letona 44 6.37 Concejo
Manurga Manurga Manurga 80 4.47 Concejo
Mendarozketa Mendarozketa Mendarózqueta 43 3.18 Concejo
Murua Murua Murúa 153 1.94 Concejo
Olano Olano Olano 24 3.05 Concejo
Ondategi Ondategi Ondátegui 169 4.09 Concejo, capital of the municipality
Zaitegi Zaitegi Záitegui 44 4.04 Concejo
Zestafe Zestafe Cestafe 37 1.80 Concejo

See also

References

  1. ^ López de Pariza, Sara (15 June 2019). "El PSE da la Alcaldía al penuvista Javier Gorbeña, entre insultos en el pleno". El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  2. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  3. ^ a b Salaberri Zaratiegi, Patxi (2015). Araba/Álava: Los nombres de nuestros pueblos (PDF) (in Spanish). Euskaltzaindia. p. 397. ISBN 978-84-944512-0-1. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  4. ^ Martínez Orduña, Carlos (4 April 2013). "La fosa más grande de la Guerra Civil". Noticias de Álava (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  5. ^ Arozamena Ayala, Ainhoa. "Zigoitia". Auñamendi Encyclopedia (in Spanish). Eusko Ikaskuntza. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Nomenclátor: Núcleos". Entidades Locales de Álava (in Spanish). Diputación Foral de Álava. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Nuestros Pueblos". Ayuntamiento de Zigoitia (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  • Media related to Zigoitia at Wikimedia Commons
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