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Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Basque Country
Province	Álava
Comarca	Gorbeialdea
Area
• Total	102.07 km2 (39.41 sq mi)
Elevation	600 m (2,000 ft)
Population
• Total	KIDDLE_IB
Postal code	01138, 01196
Website	https://www.zigoitia.eus/

Zigoitia (Basque pronunciation: [s̻iɣoiti.a], Spanish: Cigoitia [θiˈɣojtja]) 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.

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".

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.

Geography

Administrative subdivisions

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

See also

In Spanish: Cigoitia para niños

• Cave of Zubialde