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Sestao
Municipality in Basque Country, Spain / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sestao is a town and municipality of 27,296 inhabitants located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain. It is in the left bank of the Estuary of Bilbao and part of Bilbao's metropolitan area.[3]
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Sestao | |
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Coordinates: 43°18′39″N 3°0′20″W | |
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Autonomous community | ![]() |
Province | Biscay |
Comarca | Greater Bilbao |
Segregatted | 1805 |
Government | |
• Alcalde | Ainhoa Basabe Meléndez (EAJ-PNV) |
Area | |
• Total | 3.49 km2 (1.35 sq mi) |
Elevation | 6,762 m (22,185 ft) |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 27,445 |
• Density | 7,900/km2 (20,000/sq mi) |
Demonym | sestaotarra[2] |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 48910 |
Official language(s) | Basque |
Website | Official website |
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Sestao was the place of the most important steel industry of Biscay, Altos Hornos de Vizcaya.