Mallabia
Mallabia (in Basque an offeecially, in Spaingie: Mallavia) is an elizate, toun an municipality locatit in the province o Biscay, in the Basque Kintra, northren Spain. Mallabia is pairt o the comarca o Durangaldea an haes a population o 1.135 indwallers as o 2006 an accordin tae the Spaingie Naitional Stateestics Institute.
Mallabia | |
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 Mallabia owerview | |
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 Location o Mallabia in Biscay. | |
| Kintra |  Spain |
| Autonomous commonty |  Basque Kintra |
| Province | Biscay |
| Comarca | Durangaldea |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Maria Milagros Mondragon Sagastagoia (Bildu) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 23,79 km2 (919 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 259 m (850 ft) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 1.135 |
| • Density | 0.00048/km2 (0.0012/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Mallabitarra |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 48260 |
| Website | Offeecial wabsteid |
Etymology
eeditThe etymology o the wird Mallabia mey come frae the Basque wird malla ("step", "level" or "hicht") an bi(a) ("twa" or "the ane wi twa"), then refers tae the place wi "twa levels" or "twa hichts".
History
eeditAs it is common wi the elizates, the date o foondation o Mallabia is unkent. Its oreegin is linkit wi the auld Tierra Llana (Spaingie for "flat laund") o the auncient merindad o Durango. At some pynt, it possibly split frae the elizate o Zanazaurra (in which land the elizate o Ermua wis foondit). Syne 1635, Mallabia haed vyce an richt tae vote in the Juntas o Guerendiaga, whaur it occupee'd the seat nummer three. The local kirk wis opened in the 11t hunderyear, it wis reconstructit in the 16t hunderyear fenally feenished in 1750.
Geografie
eeditThe municipality o Mallabia is locatit in the eastren pairt o Biscay. It leemits at north wi the municipalities o Markina-Xemein an Etxebarria, at sooth wi Zaldibar at east wi Eibar (province o Gipuzkoa) an Ermua an at wast wi Berriz.
Transportation
eeditThe toun is crossed bi the roads BI-3301 (Ermua-Trabakua), BI-633 (Durango-Ondarroa) an the N-634, which connects the toun wi Bilbao, Donostia, Durango an Eibar, amang ithers. The nearest heich-gate is the AP-8, which canna be accessed frae the toun; the closest access is locatit in Ermua.
The nairae-gauge regional railweys Euskotren daes no hae a station in the toun, despite crossin near tae it.