Aretxabaleta

For the village in Álava, see Aretxabaleta, Álava.

Aretxabaleta is a town in the province of Gipuzkoa, in the Autonomous Community of Basque Country, northern Spain.

Aretxabaleta
Municipality
Coat of arms
Aretxabaleta Location in Spain
Coordinates: 43°2′10″N 2°30′16″W
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Basque Country
Province	Gipuzkoa
Comarca	Debagoiena
Area
• Total	29.13 km2 (11.25 sq mi)
Elevation	260 m (850 ft)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	6,987
• Density	240/km2 (620/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	20550
Dialing code	34 (Spain) + 943 (Gipuzkoa)
Website	Official website

It is located on the Bergara road, almost adjacent to its larger northern neighbor, the city of Arrasate, and the smaller Eskoriatza to the south.

The place name

Aozaratza quarter

In the past, the Basque name "Aretxabaleta" was commonly used, both in Spanish and in English^[2] with the Spanish spelling, Arechavaleta. The local government (udala) decided to officially change the spelling to the Basque "Aretxabaleta" on June 4, 1979. Their decision was authorized by Spanish central government on March 3, 1981.^[3]