Iruña Oka/Iruña de Oca

Iruña de Oca in Spanish or Iruña Oka in Basque is a municipality located in the province of Álava, in the Basque Country, northern Spain.^[1] Iruña de Oca is the most populated municipality of the Cuadrilla de Añana, one of the seven comarcas of the province, more than 35% of the people of Añana live there.

Iruña de Oca / Iruña Oka
Municipality
Iruña Oka (in Basque) Iruña de Oca (in Spanish)
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Iruña Oka in Álava
Iruña de Oca / Iruña Oka Location of Iruña de Oca/Iruña Oka within the Basque Country Show map of the Basque Country Iruña de Oca / Iruña Oka Location of Iruña de Oca/Iruña Oka within Spain Show map of Spain
Coordinates: 42°49′09″N 2°48′46″W
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Basque Country
Province	Araba/Álava
Eskualdea / Cuadrilla	Cuadrilla de Añana
Founded	In 1976
Government
• Mayor	Miguel Ángel Montes Sánchez (PSE-EE)
Area
• Total	53.25 km2 (20.56 sq mi)
Elevation	500 m (1,600 ft)
Population  (2019)
• Total	3,411
• Density	64/km2 (170/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Iruñaokar, iruñar (in Basque)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	01230
Official language(s)	Spanish, Basque
Website	Official website

Geography

The municipality was created in 1976 from the merger of the following municipalities, administratively denominated consejos:

• Nanclares de la Oca/Langraiz Oka (capital of the municipality)
• Montevite/Mandaita
• Ollávarre/Olabarri
• Víllodas/Billoda
• Trespuentes/Trasponde

Iruña de Oca is located in the central part of the Álava province, just 14 km far from Vitoria, the capital city of the Basque Country.

References

1. Albertus, Ramón (April 22, 2024). "21 papeletas hacen que Bildu logre el 'sorpasso' en Iruña de Oca". El Correo.

External links

• IRUÑA DE OCA in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (in Spanish)^{[permanent dead link]}