Villava / Atarrabia | |
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Municipality | |
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Coordinates: 42°49′51″N 1°36′31″W / 42.83083°N 1.60861°W / 42.83083; -1.60861 | |
Country | Spain |
Autonomous Community | Navarre |
Province | Navarre |
Comarca / Eskualdea | Cuenca de Pamplona |
Government | |
• Mayor | Pedro Gastearena García (EH Bildu) |
Area | |
• Total | 1 km (0.4 sq mi) |
Elevation | 430 m (1,410 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 10,150 |
• Density | 10,000/km (26,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST (GMT +2)) |
Postal code | 31610 |
Area code | +34 (Spain) + 948 (Navarre) |
Website | www |
Villava (Basque: Atarrabia) is a town and municipality located in the province and autonomous community of Navarre, northern Spain. The population is about 10,000, and the town is located 4 km away from Pamplona, the capital of Navarre.
The village was founded in 1184 by King Sancho VI the Wise of Navarre. For several centuries, Villava was just a little town, but in the 1960s, it grew considerably and became an important industrial suburb of Pamplona.
The area of the town is small (just 1 square km), and thus it is not expected to continue growing. It has a large industrial area dedicated mainly to the paper industry, informatics and bus assembly. The town has a good commercial area.
Notable people
- Pedro de Atarrabia (died 1347), theologian
- Miguel Induráin (born 1964), cyclist
References
- Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- "Villava/Atarrabia | URCamino". www.urcamino.com. Archived from the original on 2018-06-09.
- "Hasiera".
External links
- VILLAVA/ATARRABIA in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa) (in Spanish)
- Villava-Atarrabia's town hall website
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