Beasain
Municipality in Basque Country, Spain From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Beasain is a town and municipality located in the Goierri region of the province of Gipuzkoa, in the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country, northern Spain. It has an important industry of railway vehicles and related equipment (CAF)[2] that exports its production around the world.
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.jpg) Igartza Palace in Beasain | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Beasain Location of Beasain within the Basque Country and within Spain  Beasain Beasain (Spain) | |
| Coordinates: 43°02′45″N 2°11′22″W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous Community | Basque Country |
| Province | Gipuzkoa |
| Eskualdea | Goierri |
| Founded | 1615 |
| Government | |
| • Type | City Council |
| • Mayor | Aitor Aldasoro Iturbe (PNV) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 30.02 km2 (11.59 sq mi) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 13,881 |
| • Density | 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (GMT +1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (GMT +2) |
| Post code | 20200 |
| Area code | +34 943 |
| Website | www.beasain.eus |
In 2015 it had a population of 13,980 inhabitants.
Notable people
- Karlos Arguiñano (born September 6, 1948) is a Spanish chef.
- Pako Ayestarán (born 5 February 1963) is a Spanish football manager, former Head Coach of Valencia CF.
- Gorka Elustondo (born 18 March 1987) is a Spanish football player, currently playing for Rayo Vallecano
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