Ortuella

Ortuella
Municipality
View from Serantes View from Serantes
Coat of arms of Ortuella Coat of arms
Ortuella Location of Ortuella within the Basque Country
Ortuella Location of Ortuella within Spain
Coordinates:
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Basque Country
Province	Biscay
Comarca	Greater Bilbao
Segregated	1901
Government
• Alcalde	Oskar Martínez Zamora (EAJ-PNV)
Area
• Total	7.65 km2 (2.95 sq mi)
Elevation	66 m (217 ft)
Population (2009)
• Total	8,520
• Density	1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	ortuellatarra
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	48530
Official language(s)	Basque
Website	Official website

Ortuella is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the Autonomous Community of Basque Country, northern Spain.

Nowadays part of Greater Bilbao region, until the beginning of 19th century it was integrated in the Valley of Somorrostro of the Encartaciones next to the Santurtzi. In 1901 the locality segregated from the Council of the Santurtzi, those days happening to denominate the Santurce-Ortuella. This segregation was motivated by an increase of population due to the mining height of end of 19th century, being the district of Ortuella the one of greater population in the Council. In the 1980s, and by means of the resolution of March 27, 1981, the name of the municipality definitively lost the term " Santurce", simply being " Ortuella", which was the ususual name used by their citizens.

The patron saint of Ortuella is Saint Felix of Cantalica (May 18), name of the main church of the municipality.

Neighborhoods

Ortuella is administratively divided into 6 neighborhoods or wards:

• Cadegal (Pop. 46)
• Orconera (Pop. 39)
• Nocedal (Pop. 204)
• Ortuella (Pop. 7.475)
• Triano (Pop. 10)
• Urioste (Pop. 803)

Demography

Population of Ortuella

1897	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1981	1991	2001	2006
*	*	5,041	5,528	6,060	5,688	5,681	7,633	8,011	9,100	8,976	8,684	8,618

External links

• ORTUELLA in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa) (Spanish)
• Official website (Spanish) (Basque)