Greater Bilbao

Greater Bilbao (Basque: Bilboaldea, Spanish: Gran Bilbao) is an administrative division of the province of Biscay, in the Basque Country, Spain. It is one of the seven comarcas of Biscay and the most populated one. The capital city of Greater Bilbao is Bilbao.

Not to be confused with Bilbao metropolitan area, which includes this region.
Greater Bilbao
Bilboaldea
Eskualdea / Comarca
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityBasque Country
ProvinceBiscay
CapitalBilbao
Area
 • Total361.3 km2 (139.5 sq mi)

Greater Bilbao is made by the municipalities situated along the Estuary of Bilbao which themselves form a conurbation, which metropolitan area is the fifth most populous in Spain.

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