Muskiz

Muskiz
Municipality
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Muskiz Location of Muskiz within the Basque Country
Coordinates: 43°19′24″N 3°7′18″W / 43.32333°N 3.12167°W / 43.32333; -3.12167Coordinates: 43°19′24″N 3°7′18″W / 43.32333°N 3.12167°W / 43.32333; -3.12167
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Basque Country
Province	Biscay
Comarca	Greater Bilbao
Government
• Alcalde	Borja Liaño (EAJ-PNV)
Area
• Total	21.5 km2 (8.3 sq mi)
Elevation	10 m (30 ft)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	7,567
• Density	350/km2 (910/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	muskiztarra
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	48550
Official language(s)	Basque, Spanish
Website	Official website

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Muskiz is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain.

Neighborhoods[]

Muskiz is administratively divided into six neighborhoods or wards:^[2][3]

Cobarón

Demography[]

Economy[]

Castle of Muñatones and refinery of Petronor.

In the 1970s the petrochemical company Petronor built a refinery with a 222 metres tall chimney called La Catalítica.

Notable people[]

• Nicolás de la Quadra

References[]

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Muskiz.

• MUSKIZ in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa) (in Spanish)
• Official website (in English, Spanish, and Basque)

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