Muskiz

Muskiz is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country, northern Spain.

Muskiz
Municipality
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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 (30 ft)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	7,567
• Density	350/km2 (910/sq mi)
Demonym	muskiztarra
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
Postal code	48550
Official language(s)	Basque, Spanish
Website	Official website

Neighborhoods

Muskiz is administratively divided into six neighborhoods or wards:^[2][3]

Cobarón

Official name	Basque name
Cobarón	Kobaron
(La) Rigada	Larrainaga
Pobeña	Pobeña
San Juan	San Juan Muskiz
San Julián	San Julian
Santelices	Santelices

Demography

Population of Muskiz

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

Castle of Muñatones and refinery of Petronor.

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]