Portugalete

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Portugalete

Total population

44,864

Founded

1322

Elevation26 m

Land area3.21 km²

Coordinates43.32°, -3.02°

Demographic figures from INE (Spain). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Portugalete is a town lying to the west of Bilbao in the province of Biscay in the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country, northern Spain.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Andoni Goikoetxea

Spanish footballer

Antonio de Trueba

Spanish writer (1819-1889)

Iñigo Urkullu Renteria

Spanish politician

F

Francisco Javier González Gómez

Spanish footballer

Rubén Ruiz Ibárruri

Spanish Hero of the USSR (1920–1942)

Sebastián de la Cuadra, 1st Marquis of Villarías

Spanish politician (1687-1766)

Lope García de Salazar

Spanish historian (1399-1476)

V

Victor Gil Lechoza

Spanish catholic priest (1932-2001)

N

Nicolas Antonio Quadra

Spanish painter (1663-1728)

T

Tomás Tueros Trueba

Spanish politician (1932-2016)

E

Enrique Nieto Ulíbarri

Spanish painter (1890-1963)

A

Andoni Gorriarán Laza

Spanish association football player

J

Jesús María Rodríguez Orrantía

Spanish politician

J

José María Basabe Prado

Basque priest, biologist and anthropologist

José María Martínez de las Rivas

Spanish industrialist and businessman

J

José María González Zorrilla

Basque Nationalist Party politician

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Basque Country

• Santurtzi
  0.9 mi away · pop. 46,191
• Sestao
  0.9 mi away · pop. 28,473
• Getxo
  1.8 mi away
• Ortuella
  1.9 mi away · pop. 7,531
• Leioa
  1.9 mi away · pop. 10,437
• Barakaldo
  2.3 mi away
• Erandio
  2.5 mi away
• Abanto y Ciérvana-Abanto Zierbena
  2.8 mi away
• Berango
  3.3 mi away · pop. 4,460
• Zierbena
  3.9 mi away
• Loiu
  4.1 mi away
• Sopela
  4.6 mi away · pop. 9,698

Browse all places in Basque Country →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Eurasian Magpie

Pica pica

Seen 2026-06-12

Queen of Spain Fritillary

Issoria lathonia

Seen 2026-06-12

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Seen 2026-06-11

Yellow-legged Gull

Larus michahellis

Seen 2026-06-11

Orange Footman

Eilema sororcula

Seen 2026-06-11

Small Tortoiseshell

Aglais urticae

Seen 2026-06-10

Painted Lady

Vanessa cardui

Seen 2026-06-10

Common Slowworm

Anguis fragilis

Seen 2026-06-09

Mediterranean Spotted Chafer

Oxythyrea funesta

Seen 2026-06-08

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Notable, recurring, and historical events associated with Portugalete, sourced from Wikidata.

• Ibilaldia 2013

  event

  35th edition of the Ibilaldia (2013)

  May 26, 2013

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Portugalete, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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