Leioa

Leioa (Lejona is the Spaingie-leid name, an the earlier offeecial name in Spaingie leid) is a municipality in Biscay, Basque Kintra, in northren Spain. The day it is pairt o the Bilbao conurbation. Its population staunds at approximately 30400.

Leioa Lejona
Municipality
Leioa toun haw
Coat airms
Leioa Location in Spain
Coordinates: 43°19′44″N 2°59′5″W
Kintra	Spain
Autonomous commonty	Basque Kintra
Province	Biscay
Comarca	Greater Bilbao
Area
• Total	8.5 km2 (3.3 sq mi)
Elevation (AMSL)	30 m (100 ft)
Population  (2012)
• Total	30,626
• Density	3,600/km2 (9,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST (GMT +2))
Postal code	48940
Area code(s)	+34 (Spain) + 94 (Biscay)
Website	Town Hall

History

It wis a veelage wi nae mair nor 8000 fowk till fifty years ago, when development came its wey, as Bilbao expandit. The day wi a rapidly increasin population it is becomin pairt o metropolitan Bilbao.

Featurs

The main boulevard in Leioa (Leukin sooth towards Bilbao).

The municipality o Leioa still reteens hintle o its agricultural past an oot o the urban centre mony tradeetional Basque houses can still be seen on little faimily ferms. Tho rapid development puts their lang term futur in question. The Varsity o the Basque Kintra (EHU-UPV Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea - Universidad del Pais Vasco) haes maist faculties athin this municipality.

Metro

Twa consecutive stations o Line 1 o the Metro Bilbao rapid transit seestem are locatit in Leioa: Leioa an Lamiako.

Freemit airtins

• LEIOA in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa) (in Spaingie)