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Municipality in Spain Municipality in Basque Country, Spain
Alegría-Dulantzi
Municipality
View of the villageView of the village
Coat of arms of Alegría-DulantziCoat of arms
Alegría-Dulantzi is located in the Basque CountryAlegría-DulantziAlegría-DulantziLocation of Alegría-Dulantzi within the Basque Country
Coordinates: 42°50′39″N 2°30′43″W / 42.84417°N 2.51194°W / 42.84417; -2.51194
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityBasque Country
ProvinceÁlava
ComarcaLlanada Alavesa
Government
 • MayorJoseba Koldo Garitagoitia Odria (AIA)
Area
 • Total19.95 km (7.70 sq mi)
Elevation567 m (1,860 ft)
Population
 • Total2,887
 • Density140/km (370/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code01193, 01240
Official language(s)Basque
Spanish
WebsiteOfficial website

Alegría-Dulantzi (Spanish: Alegría [aleˈɣɾi.a], Basque: Dulantzi [dulants̻i]), formerly known in Spanish as Alegría de Álava, is a village and municipality located in the province of Álava, in the Basque Country, northern Spain. It is located at some 14 km (8.7 mi) from the provincial capital, Vitoria-Gasteiz.

The Battle of Alegría de Álava took place here in 1834.

Geography

Administrative subdivisions

Alegría-Dulantzi is divided into 2 villages, both of them organized as concejos. By far the larger of the two is the municipal centre and township of Alegría-Dulantzi itself, which accounts for some 95% of the municipality's population. The other one is Egileta, an exclave located to the southeast.

Official name Basque name Spanish name Population (2021) Area (km)
Alegría-Dulantzi Dulantzi Alegría 2,813 15.46
Egileta Egileta Eguileta 112 4.37

References

  1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. "150. arauaː Arabako herri izendegia" (PDF). Euskaltzaindia (in Basque). Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  3. Garate Goñi, Alberto. "ALEGRÍA-DULANTZI, Historia". Auñamendi Encyclopedia (in Spanish). Eusko Ikaskuntza. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  4. "Nomenclátor: Núcleos". Entidades Locales de Álava (in Spanish). Diputación Foral de Álava. p. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2022.

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Municipalities in the province of Álava


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