Vizcaya

Vizcaya (Basque Bizkaia) is a province of northern Spain, in the northwestern part of the autonomous community of the Basque Country.

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It is bordered by the provinces of Cantabria, Burgos, Guip?zcoa, and ?lava, and by the Bay of Biscay.

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Of the 1,133,444 people (2002) who live in Vizcaya, about 30% live in the capital, Bilbao (Basque Bilbo). Guernica (Basque, Gernika-Lumo), a town regarded as the spiritual centre of the traditional Basque Country, is located in Vizcaya.

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Other important towns include Barakaldo, Portugalete, Durango, and Balmaseda.

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See List of municipalities in Vizcaya.

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