Agurain/Salvatierra
Agurain in Basque and Salvatierra in Spanish (officially Agurain/Salvatierra), it is a town and municipality located in the province of Álava in the Basque Autonomous Community, northern Spain. The municipality, numbering 4,986 inhabitants (2015), is in turn the head town of the district or Cuadrilla of Salvatierra. The gross income per family amounts to 6,784 € (1997, Basque Autonomous Community: 8,258 €). With reference to workforce by economic sectors, 10.36% are employed in agriculture, 35.78% in the industry sector, 47.92% in the service sector and 5.95% in the construction industry (data not available for the municipality, applies to the larger Salvatierra District).
Agurain / Salvatierra | |
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Agurain / Salvatierra Location of Agurain/Salvatierra within the Basque Country | |
| Coordinates: 42°51′09″N 2°23′22″W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Basque Country |
| Province | Álava |
| Eskualdea / Comarca | Salvatierra |
| Founded | In 1256 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ernesto Sainz Lanchares (Basque Nationalist Party) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 37.77 km2 (14.58 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 605 m (1,985 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 4,986 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Aguraindarra/Salvaterrano |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 01200, 01207 |
| Official language(s) | Basque, Spanish |
| Website | Official website |
The council is headed by Mr Iñaki Beraza, member of the Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ-PNV)