Ortuella

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Ortuella
Location of Ortuella within the Basque Country
Coordinates: 43°18′37″N3°3′25″W / 43.31028°N 3.05694°W / 43.31028; -3.05694
Country Spain
Autonomous community Basque Country
Province Biscay
Comarca Greater Bilbao
Segregated1901
Government
   Alcalde Oskar Martínez Zamora (EAJ-PNV)
Area
  Total
7.65 km2 (2.95 sq mi)
Elevation
66 m (217 ft)
Population
 (2018) [1]
  Total
8,360
  Density1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Demonym ortuellatarra
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
48530
Official language(s) Basque
Website Official website

Ortuella is a town and municipality located in the province of Bizkaia, in the Autonomous Community of Basque Country, northern Spain.

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Nowadays part of the Greater Bilbao region, until the beginning of the 19th century it was integrated in the Valley of Somorrostro of Enkarterri along with Santurtzi. In 1901 the locality segregated from the municipality of Santurtzi, becoming known as Santurce-Ortuella. This segregation was motivated by an increase of population due to the mining boom at the end of the 19th century, which saw the district of Ortuella become the most populous part of the municipality. In the 1980s, and by means of the resolution of 27 March 1981, the name of the municipality definitively lost the term "Santurce", simply being "Ortuella", which was the usual name used by their citizens.

Ortuella was the site of a deadly explosion at the Marcelino Ugalde Primary School on 23 October 1980 that killed 50 schoolchildren and 14 adults, and injured killed and injured an additional 128. [2] [3] [4]

The patron saint of Ortuella is Saint Felix of Cantalica (18 May), the name of the main church of the municipality.

Neighborhoods

Ortuella is administratively divided into 6 neighbourhoods or wards (population figures as of 2010): [5]

Demography

Population of Ortuella
1897190019101920193019401950196019701981199120012006
**5,0415,5286,0605,6885,6817,6338,0119,1008,9768,6848,618

Notable people

References

  1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. "Blast Kills 64 in a School in Spain; 100 Injured as Building Is Leveled", The New York Times, October 24, 1980, pA1
  3. "Spanish school blast kills 64, injures more than 100", Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, October 24, 1980, p4
  4. "Explosion rocks Spanish school; 67 dead, 90 injured". The Vidette. October 24, 1980. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
  5. Euskaltzaindia. "Euskal Onomastikaren Datutegia (EODA): Ortuella". Euskaltzaindia. Retrieved 20 June 2010.