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Bilbao
Basque Countrycity
Total population
350,975
Demographic figures from INE (Spain). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Bilbo can refer to:Bilbo Baggins, protagonist of The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien Bilbo's Last Song , a poem by J.R.R. Tolkien Bilbo, the Basque name for Bilbao, the major city in the Basque Country of northern Spain Bilboes, iron restraints placed on a person's ankles or wrists Bilbo (sword), a type of sword thought to be named after the Spanish city Bilbo (band), Scottish band
History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves6,075
- European RobinErithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves5,575
- House SparrowPasser domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves5,322
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves4,468
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis J.F.Naumann, 1840 · Aves4,365
- White WagtailMotacilla alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves4,258
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves4,232
- Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves4,101
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4 — 2025-12-079 km N of Armiñón, Spain
- M 2.8 — 2008-07-021 km SSE of Aguilar de Codés, Spain
- M 2.9 — 2008-06-2513 km SW of Agurain / Salvatierra, Spain
- M 2.5 — 2007-11-256 km NNW of Goizueta, Spain
- M 2.9 — 2007-11-066 km SSW of Agurain / Salvatierra, Spain
- M 2.5 — 2007-10-272 km NW of Beasain, Spain
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here




People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Basque Country
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Bilbao



Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Bilbao, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.
Official Identifiers
INE — Spanish National Statistics
- INE code
- 48020
- Population (Wikidata)
- 351,124
- Wikidata
- Q8692
Municipality codes via Wikidata P772
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • INE — Spanish national statistics, municipality code via Wikidata P772
- • INE — Spanish National Statistics — Municipality codes via Wikidata P772