Guipuscoa
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Guipuscoa province
Guipuscoa (in Spanish: Guipúzcoa; in Basque: Gipuzkoa) is a province of northern Spain, in the northeastern part of the autonomous community of the Basque Country. It is bordered by the provinces of Biscay and Álava, the Autonomous Community of Navarre, the French Department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques, and the Cantabrian sea (Bay of Biscay).
Its area of 1,980 sq.km.(1 980 km²) makes it the smallest province in Spain.
Its population is 682,977 (2002), of whom about a quarter live in the capital, San Sebastián (Basque Donostia, Spanish San Sebastián). Other important cities include Irún, Errenteria, Zarautz, Arrasate, Eibar, Tolosa, Beasain.
Guipuscoan is a dialect of the Basque language spoken in the region.
See List of municipalities in Guipúzcoa.
External links
- [Official site] (Information in Basque, Spanish, French and English)
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