Alonsotegi

Alonsotegi (Basque ) or Alonsótegui ( Spanish) is a municipality in the province of Biscay, in the Spanish Autonomous Community of the Basque Country. Covering an area of the municipality of 16 km ² live 2827 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013), most of which are Spanish-speaking.

Alonsotegi located in eight kilometers from the provincial capital of Bilbao, with which it is connected by a highway. Likewise, the community is located on a railway line of the company feve, which runs from Bilbao to Leon.

The mountainous area of Alonsotegi with peaks of up to 998 meters ( Ganekogorta, Pagasarri and Sasiburu ) and the current flowing through the municipality River Cadagua provide a recreational area for the Greater Bilbao dar.

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