The following list is of important municipalities in the Basque Country, an autonomous community of Spain:
The following links are to lists which are more detailed province-specific, and all municipalities in a given province are ranked by population.
Rank | Name | Population (2018) [1] |
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1 | Bilbao | 345,821 |
2 | Vitoria-Gasteiz | 249,176 |
3 | San Sebastián | 186,665 |
4 | Barakaldo | 100,435 |
5 | Getxo | 78,276 |
6 | Irun | 61,983 |
7 | Portugalete | 45,826 |
8 | Santurtzi | 45,795 |
9 | Basauri | 40,762 |
10 | Errenteria | 39,355 |
11 | Leioa | 31,495 |
12 | Durango | 29,636 |
13 | Galdakao | 29,288 |
14 | Sestao | 27,445 |
15 | Eibar | 27,406 |
16 | Erandio | 24,222 |
17 | Zarautz | 23,223 |
18 | Mondragón | 22,019 |
19 | Hernani | 20,222 |
20 | Tolosa | 19,525 |
21 | Amorebieta-Etxano | 19,140 |
22 | Lasarte-Oria | 18,253 |
23 | Laudio/Llodio | 18,205 |
24 | Mungia | 17,554 |
25 | Hondarribia | 17,018 |
26 | Guernica | 16,972 |
27 | Bermeo | 16,688 |
28 | Pasaia | 16,128 |
29 | Ermua | 15,890 |
30 | Azpeitia | 14,786 |
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