Basauri

Basauri is a major municipality of Biscay, in the Basque Country, an Autonomous Community in northern Spain. The town is a part of the Greater Bilbao conurbation, being only a few kilometers south of Bilbao. It is an industrial town with monuments such as the tower house of Ariz. It is home to the province's only prison, located where the Nervión and Ibaizabal rivers meet. The municipality had a population of 40,589 in 2019.

Basauri is a major municipality of Biscay, in the Basque Country, an Autonomous Community in northern Spain. The town is a part of the Greater Bilbao conurbation, being only a few kilometers south of Bilbao. It is an industrial town with monuments such as the tower house of Ariz. It is home to the province's only prison, located where the Nervión and Ibaizabal rivers meet. The municipality had a population of 40,589 in 2019. ==Geography== Basauri is located in the metropolitan region of Greater Bilbao, on both sides of the river Nervión and the lower valley of the Nervión and the Ibaizabal. Basauri is located at the confluence of the two, the longest rivers in Biscay, forming a small river plain (on the border with Etxebarri) on which a series of meanders have been built, now mostly occupied by industrial facilities. Basauri is also the point at which roads coming from Orduña-Urduña and Durango meet, following the course of the two rivers. The neighborhood of Bidebieta ('two roads' in Basque) takes its name from this meeting. From the river area where the municipality originated, the land rises gradually, culminating in the Malmasín mountain (361 m¹), on the border with Arrigorriaga. ===Bordering towns=== Basauri is bordered on the north by Bilbao, Etxebarri and Galdakao, on the south and west by Arrigorriaga and on the east by Galdakao and Zaratamo. ===Neighbourhoods=== | align="center" | |} ===Climate=== Basauri has a warm and humid oceanic climate. Rainfall is evenly distributed throughout the year with no particular rainy season. Temperatures are moderate throughout the year, with small thermal fluctuations. ==Economy== Until the industrial transformation of the late 19th century, Basauri was a purely agricultural area where corn was grown and pasture for cattle and sheep were harvested, and there were some flour mills. Faced with the massive development of industry and housing, the agricultural sector has gradually receded to near extinction. From the end of the 19th century, its location near Bilbao, its industrial area, and its role as a crossroads in the middle and upper valley of the Nervión and Ibaizábal resulted in the arrival of both industry and large numbers of migrant workers, making Basauri a mostly industrial town. Maintaining the industrial population, the services sector has grown significantly in recent years. The active population of Basauri is 20,265 people¹, of whom 21.3% were unemployed in 2013. Basauri in Google Maps City Council's Webpage (in Basque / Spanish) Basauri on social media: Facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/Basauriko-Udala Twitter https://twitter.com/BasaurikoUdala YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/UdalaBasauri

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