Alegría-Dulantzi
View of the village
View of the village
Coat of arms of Alegría-Dulantzi
Alegría-Dulantzi is located in the Basque Country
Alegría-Dulantzi
Alegría-Dulantzi
Location of Alegría-Dulantzi within the Basque Country
Coordinates: 42°50′39″N 2°30′43″W / 42.84417°N 2.51194°W / 42.84417; -2.51194
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityBasque Country
ProvinceÁlava
ComarcaLlanada Alavesa
Government
  MayorJoseba Koldo Garitagoitia Odria (AIA)
Area
  Total19.95 km2 (7.70 sq mi)
Elevation
567 m (1,860 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
  Total2,887
  Density140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
01193, 01240
Official language(s)Basque
Spanish
WebsiteOfficial website

Alegría-Dulantzi (Spanish: Alegría [aleˈɣɾi.a], Basque: Dulantzi [dulants̻i]),[2] formerly known in Spanish as Alegría de Álava, is a village and municipality located in the province of Álava, in the Basque Country, northern Spain. It is located at some 14 km (8.7 mi) from the provincial capital, Vitoria-Gasteiz.

The Battle of Alegría de Álava took place here in 1834.[3]

Geography

Administrative subdivisions

Alegría-Dulantzi is divided into 2 villages, both of them organized as concejos. By far the larger of the two is the municipal centre and township of Alegría-Dulantzi itself, which accounts for some 95% of the municipality's population. The other one is Egileta, an exclave located to the southeast.

Official nameBasque nameSpanish namePopulation (2021)[4]Area (km2)
Alegría-Dulantzi Dulantzi Alegría 2,813 15.46
Egileta Egileta Eguileta 112 4.37

References

  1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. "150. arauaː Arabako herri izendegia" (PDF). Euskaltzaindia (in Basque). Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  3. Garate Goñi, Alberto. "ALEGRÍA-DULANTZI, Historia". Auñamendi Encyclopedia (in Spanish). Eusko Ikaskuntza. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  4. "Nomenclátor: Núcleos". Entidades Locales de Álava (in Spanish). Diputación Foral de Álava. p. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
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