Iruña de Oca (Basque: Iruña Oka) is a municipality located in the province of Álava, in the Basque Country, northern Spain. 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 Oka / Iruña Oka
Iruña Oka (in Basque) Iruña de Oca (in Spanish) | |
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| Iruña Oka / Iruña de Oca | |
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 Location of Iruña Oka in Álava | |
  Iruña de Oka / Iruña Oka Location in Spain | |
| Coordinates: 42°49′09″N 2°48′46″W / 42.81917°N 2.81278°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 edit
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.
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