Otxandio

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Otxandio
Municipality
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Otxandio with the Gorbea mountain in the background
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Coat of arms
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Location of Otxandio in Biscay.
CountryFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
Autonomous community Flag of the Basque Country.svg  País Vasco
Province Biscay
Comarca Durangaldea
Government
 • MayorSanti Uribe (Bildu)
Area
 • Total1,243 km2 (480 sq mi)
Elevation
554 m (1,818 ft)
Population
 (2018) [1]
 • Total1,296
 • Density1.0/km2 (2.7/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Otxanditarra
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
48210
Website Official website

Otxandio (in Basque and officially, in Spanish Ochandiano) is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the Basque autonomous community, Spain. Otxandio is part of the comarca of Durangaldea and has a population of 1,269 inhabitants as of 2010 according to the Spanish National Statistics Institute.

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Toponymy

The name of the town is documented for the first time in the 12th century. However, it would not be considered a town until the 18th century. The name in Spanish, Ochandiano is an anthroponym formed by a name and the -ano suffix, of Latin origin, probably from the evolution of the suffix -anum. The origin of the word seems to come from the Basque words Ochoa Handia, that may be translated as "big wolf".

The name in Basque, Otxandio comes from the phonetic evolution of the Spanish variation, Ochandiano, given due to the loss of the intervocalic n; from Ochandiano to Ochandiao and then Ochandio. Then, the adaptation to the Basque orthographic rules changes Ochandio to Otxandio.

Since 1984, the official name of the municipality is Otxandio.

History

Spanish Civil War

Early in the Spanish Civil War, on 22 July 1936, Otxandio was bombed by two Nationalist Breguet XIX bombers, which attacked the main square during the celebration of the "fiestas de Santa María" killing 57 [2] -61 [3] people, almost all of them civilians. [4]

Geography

Otxandio serves during centuries as the port of entry of Biscay from Álava. It is located at the southernmost part of the province and limits with Abadiño at north, Dima at north and west, Ubide at southwest and the province of Álava at south.

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References

  1. ↑ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. ↑ Irazabal Agirre, J. (2003) Otxandio en la guerra civil/Gerra Zilean (1936/37). Gerediaga Elkartea. page 31.
  3. ↑ Irujo, Xabier. Gernika, 1937: The Market Day Massacre. University of Nevada Press, 2015.
  4. ↑ El bombardeo de Andikona. Ayuntamiento de Otxandio.

Coordinates: 43°2′31″N2°29′17″W / 43.04194°N 2.48806°W / 43.04194; -2.48806

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