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Location of Barakaldo in Biscay.

Barakaldo seen from the south.

Barakaldo (not to be confused with the Cuban and Guinean cities called Baracaldo), is an industrial river-port municipality in the Basque Country in Spain. It is located in the Biscay (Bizkaia) province, administratively included in the "Basque Autonomous Community", on the left bank of the Estuary of Bilbao. Barakaldo is part of Bilbao's metropolitan area (Greater Bilbao), and has 100,000 inhabitants. Its official population at the 2001 census was 94,478 inhabitants living on a land area of 29.39 km² (11.35 sq mi). Image File history File links Escudo_de_Baracaldo. ... Image File history File links Escudo_de_Baracaldo. ... Image File history File links Bizkaia_municipalities_Barakaldo. ... Image File history File links Bizkaia_municipalities_Barakaldo. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 353 pixelsFull resolution‎ (1,771 × 782 pixels, file size: 584 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 353 pixelsFull resolution‎ (1,771 × 782 pixels, file size: 584 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Pays Basque) see Northern Basque Country. ... Biscay (Basque Bizkaia, Spanish: Vizcaya) is a province of northern Spain, in the northwestern part of the autonomous community of the Basque Country. ... Basque Country (Basque Euskadi, Spanish País Vasco) is an autonomous community of Spain whose capital is Vitoria (Basque Gasteiz). ... Portugalete, in the left bank. ... The estuary is heavily populated. ... La Muy Noble y Muy Leal e Invicta (The most noble and most loyal and undefeated) Location Location of Bilbao in Spain and Biscay Coordinates : , Time zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer : CEST (GMT +2) General information Native name Bilbao (Basque) Spanish name Bilbao Nickname El Botxo (the hole) Founded 15... Gran Bilbao real color image taken by NASAs Landsat satellite. ... Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) Statistics National Institute, is the official organisation in Spain that collects statistics about demography, economy, and spanish society. ...

History

Devil's Bridge over river Kadagua between Barakaldo and Bilbao

The 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica wrote of Barakaldo (spelling the name with the now-archaic "c"): Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2173x1153, 316 KB) // Descripción: Puente del Diablo sobre el río Cadagua, entre Las Delicias (Barakaldo) y Castrejana (Bilbao), construído entre 1435 y 1436. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2173x1153, 316 KB) // Descripción: Puente del Diablo sobre el río Cadagua, entre Las Delicias (Barakaldo) y Castrejana (Bilbao), construído entre 1435 y 1436. ... The river Kadagua at Balmaseda. ...

Pop.(1900): 15,013. Few Spanish towns have developed more rapidly than Baracaldo, which nearly doubled its population between 1880 and 1900. During this period many immigrant laborers settled here; for the iron works and dynamite factory of Baracaldo prospered greatly, owing to the increased output of the Biscayan mines, the extension of railways in the neighborhood,and the growth of shipping at Bilbao. The low flat countryround Baracaldo is covered with maize, pod fruit and vines.

Modern Barakaldo was later the endpoint of a mining railroad, since iron mining was a major economic activity of the region during part of the XIX and XX centuries. Steel industry, led by Altos Hornos de Vizcaya, had a very important presence during the 20th century, until the industrial recession hit hard the region's economy in the 1980s. This is the top-level page of WikiProject trains Rail tracks Rail transport refers to the land transport of passengers and goods along railways or railroads. ... For other uses, see Iron (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Steel (disambiguation). ... The only remaining old furnace in Sestao. ...

Barakaldo is going to close its last factory and is recovering from the recession, former industrial land is being rebuilt with residential buildings, parks and shopping malls. A big exhibition centre (BEC, Bilbao Exhibition Centre) has recently been built in the outskirts of the town.

Transport

Entrance to Bagatza Metro station

Barakaldo is linked to the rest of the metropolitan area by the line 2 of the underground which has four stations in the city and by the train. BizkaiBus company provides the bus service, with connections with the rest of Biscay. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2272x1704, 1157 KB) de: Eingang des Bahnhofs Bagatza (Barakaldo) der Metro Bilbao es: Entrada de la estación Bagatza (Barakaldo) del Metro Bilbao Taken by myself. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2272x1704, 1157 KB) de: Eingang des Bahnhofs Bagatza (Barakaldo) der Metro Bilbao es: Entrada de la estación Bagatza (Barakaldo) del Metro Bilbao Taken by myself. ... Metro Bilbao is a metro system serving the city of Bilbao (Basque Country, Spain) and its metropolitan area (Greater Bilbao). ... Metro Bilbao is a metro system serving the city of Bilbao (Basque Country, Spain) and its metropolitan area (Greater Bilbao). ... Network map. ... BizkiaBus is the name for bus services serving the province of Bizkaia, Spain. ...

Fiesta

Every July the town celebrates "Las Fiestas del Carmen", with open air concerts, fun fairs and a good deal of late night partying.

• Carmenes de Baracaldo: www.i-barakaldo.com/carmenesbarakaldo

References

• This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.

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External links

• www.i-barakaldo.com La comunidad virtual de Barakaldo

• Official website (in Basque / Spanish)

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Barakaldo

• BARAKALDO in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa) (Spanish)

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