Villava – Atarrabia

Villava (Basque: Atarrabia) is a town and municipality located in the province and autonomous community of Navarre, northern Spain. The population is about 10,000, and the town is located 4 km away from Pamplona, the capital of Navarre.

Villava / Atarrabia
Municipality
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Coordinates: 42°49′51″N 1°36′31″W
Country	Spain
Autonomous Community	Navarre
Province	Navarre
Comarca / Eskualdea	Cuenca de Pamplona
Government
• Mayor	Pedro Gastearena García (EH Bildu)
Area
• Total	1 km2 (0.4 sq mi)
Elevation (AMSL)	430 m (1,410 ft)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	10,150
• Density	10,000/km2 (26,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST (GMT +2))
Postal code	31610
Area code	+34 (Spain) + 948 (Navarre)
Website	www.villava.es/es/inicio/

The village was founded in 1184 by King Sancho VI the Wise of Navarre. For several centuries, Villava was just a little town, but in the 1960s, it grew considerably and became an important industrial suburb of Pamplona.

The area of the town is small (just 1 square km), and thus it is not expected to continue growing. It has a large industrial area dedicated mainly to the paper industry, informatics and bus assembly. The town has a good commercial area.^[2][3]

Notable people

• Pedro de Atarrabia (died 1347), theologian
• Miguel Induráin (born 1964), cyclist