Muskiz
Municipality in Basque Country, Spain
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Muskiz is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country, northern Spain.
Muskiz | |
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 View from Gallarta | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Muskiz Location of Muskiz within the Basque Country  Muskiz Location of Muskiz within Spain | |
| Coordinates: 43°19′24″N 3°7′18″W | |
| 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 (33 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 7,465 |
| • Density | 347/km2 (899/sq mi) |
| Demonym | muskiztarra |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| Postal code | 48550 |
| Official language(s) | Basque, Spanish |
| Website | Official website |
Neighborhoods
Demography
| 1897 | 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,468 | 2,663 | 4,069 | 4,239 | 4,345 | 4,060 | 4,077 | 4,733 | 6,011 | 6,054 | 6,358 | 6,558 | 6,839 |
Economy
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, painter
- Jose Ramon Campos, painter[4]
