Goierri

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Goierri
Eskualdea / Comarca
Gipuzkoa - Goierriren kokapena.gif
Country Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Autonomous community Basque Country
Province Gipuzkoa
Main admin. HQ Beasain
Population
 (2018) [1]
 • Total44,038
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)

Goierri ("Highland(s)" in Basque; Spanish : Goyerri) or "Basque Highlands" is one of the eight comarcas (Eskualdea in the Basque language) in the Spanish province of Gipuzkoa. It is composed of 18 municipalities, Beasain, Ordizia and Lazkao being the main towns. The main administrative center is Beasain.

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Municipalities

Municipality Population
2001 [2] 		Population
2011 [3] 		Population
2018 [4]
Altzaga 106161179
Arama 163198205
Ataun 1,5571,6801,669
Beasain 12,10813,71913,881
Gabiria 422483488
Gaintza 133124129
Idiazabal 2,0822,2642,305
Itsasondo 576675641
Lazkao 4,9205,4065,646
Legorreta 1,3511,4781,430
Mutiloa 158255252
Olaberria 904936945
Ordizia 8,9389,75110,150
Ormaiztegi 1,1701,3181,302
Segura 1,2251,4601,432
Zaldibia 1,4901,5041,613
Zegama 1,2941,5391,519
Zerain 254266252
Totals38,85143,21744,038

The Basque language

The region is traditionally Basque-speaking, having a higher proportion of Basque speakers than other comarcas in Gipuzkoa. According to data from 1996, around half the population of Goierri speak Basque as a mother tongue. The predominant dialect is the central dialect that proliferates much of Gipuzkoa's Basque speaking communities. Villages are more likely to be predominantly Basque-speaking with particularly strong Basque-speaking populations in the towns of Ordizia, Ataun, Lazkao and Beasain. Basque is the dominant language in education in the area, for example, Lazkao's San Benito Ikastola and Ataun San Martin's Joxemigel Barandiaran Eskola teaching exclusively through the Basque language with the exception of Spanish lessons.

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References

  1. ↑ Estimate at 1 January 2018: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid.
  2. ↑ Census at 1 November 2001: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid.
  3. ↑ Census at 1 November 2011: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid.
  4. ↑ Estimate at 1 January 2018: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid.

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