Montaña Alavesa

Montaña Alavesa (Basque: Arabako Mendialdea), full Cuadrilla de Campezo-Montaña Alavesa, is a comarca of the province of Álava, Spain. It is located to the southeast of Álava and covers an area of 534.87 km² with a population of 3179 people (2010). The capital lies in Santa Cruz de Campezo.

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It includes the municipalities of Arraya-Maestu, Bernedo, Campezo, Lagrán, Peñacerrada and Valle de Arana as well as the lands of the Parzonería de Encía and the communities of Laño, Pipaón and Peñacerrada. It brings together a total of 47 locations.

Population

Montaña Alavesa is a mountainous region and sparsely populated. It has lost over half its population throughout the twentieth century, from the more than 8,000 people in 1900 to the current population. 35.7% of the working population is employed in agriculture. 32% is devoted to industrial activity. Thanks to rising tourism the services industry is presenting an important area of development.

Municipalities and towns

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Perspective

The municipalities and towns (municipality capitals in bold) that make up Montaña Alavesa are:

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#	Municipality	Councils	Mayor	Political Party	Population (2010)	% Population	Territory km²
1	Arraia-Maeztu	Apellániz Atauri Azazeta Korres Maeztu Onraita/Erroeta Real Valle de Laminoria Róitegui Sabando Virgala Mayor	Ángel Marcos Pérez de Arrilucea Pérez de Alday	PNV	708	22.3	123.11
2	Bernedo	Angostina Arlucea Bernedo Marquínez Navarrete Oquina Quintana San Román de Campezo Urarte Urturi Villafría	Juana Velasco Arroniz	PNV	575	18.1	130.44
3	Campezo/Kanpezu	Antoñana Bujanda Orbiso Oteo Santa Cruz de Campezo	Aitor Aguinaga Legorburu	PNV	1126	35.4	85.02
4	Lagrán	Lagrán Pipaón Villaverde	José María Martínez Fernández	PNV	178	5.6	45.62
5	Peñacerrada-Urizaharra	Baroja Faido Loza Montoria Payueta Peñacerrada	Luisa María Alonso Pinedo	Agrup. Mun. Independiente	296	9.3	57.06
6	Harana/Valle de Arana	Alda Contrasta San Vicente de Arana Ullíbarri-Arana	Pedro San Vicente Corres	PNV	296	9.3	39.12
7 (*)	Parzonería de Encía						4937
8 (*)	Comunidad de Laño, Pipaón y Peñacerrada						5.13
	Cuadrilla de Campezo-Montaña Alavesa				3179	100	534.87

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Population

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