Enkarterri


Enkarterri is a region of the province of Biscay, in the Basque Country, Spain. It is one of the seven eskualdeak/comarcas or districts that make up the province of Biscay. Its administrative centre is Balmaseda. Enkarterri stretches from the river Nervion and the Estuary of Bilbao in the east to the mountains that form its southern border with Cantabria and Castile-Leon in the west and south.
Nowadays the name is most commonly used to refer to the rural part of the historical territory, while the urban area is known as the Left Bank of the estuary, together with Barakaldo, that used to belong to Uribe.

Geography

Enkarterri is located at the northwest of the province of Biscay. It borders the community of Cantabria to the west, and the Province of Burgos and the province of Álava, also in the Basque Country, to the south. The river Kadagua crosses the region and drains most of it.

Municipalities

#MunicipalityArea
km²		Population% of
Population
Balmaseda22.37,16820.15
Karrantza137.702,8369.16
Artzentales366922.23
Gueñes41.498,17625.44
Zalla31.038,18326.30
Sopuerta42.802,4397.88
Galdames44.508412.72
Gordexola41.501,6585.35
Trucios-Turtzioz315561.80
Lanestosa1.203050.98
Enkarterri429,5232,713100.00