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Arrieta
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Location of the municipality in Biscay.
Location of the municipality in Biscay.
Arrieta is located in Basque Country
Arrieta
Arrieta
Location in Basque Country
Country  Spain
Autonomous community  País Vasco
Province Biscay
Comarca Mungialdea
Area
 • Total 14.47 km2 (5.59 sq mi)
Elevation
203 m (666 ft)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total 567
 • Density 39.18/km2 (101.49/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
48114

Arrieta (both in Basque and Spanish) is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the Basque Country, Spain. Arrieta is part of the comarca of Mungialdea. It had a population of 552 inhabitants as of 2007, and a population of 564 inhabitants as of 2017.

Toponym

This municipality has its origin in the elizate Líbano de Arrieta, which became a municipality in the 19th century. The toponym Arrieta comes from the Basque word harrieta, which means "stony place".

Celebrities

  • Santiago Arriaga y Arrien, Santiago de Jesús (1903–1936): was a priest of the Trinitarian Order. He was assassinated during the Spanish Civil war and beautified in 2007 by the Catholic Church.
  • José Ramón Goyeneche Bilbao (1940): cyclist who participated in Tokyo Olympic Games in 1964.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Arrieta (Vizcaya) para niños

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