Lemoiz

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Lemoiz
Flag of Lemoiz
Escudo de Lemoiz.svg
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityBiscay
Area
 • Total13.40 km2 (5.17 sq mi)
Elevation
89 m (292 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total1,241
 • Density93/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Websitewww.lemoiz.net
The fishing port of Armintza.

Lemoiz (Spanish: Lemóniz) is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain. It has a population of about 1243.

The unfinished power plant.

It was chosen as the site of the Lemoniz Nuclear Power Plant, but the construction was left unfinished after ecologist opposition and ETA attacks.

References[]

  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.

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Coordinates: 43°24′41″N 2°54′8″W / 43.41139°N 2.90222°W / 43.41139; -2.90222

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