Iruña de Oca/Iruña Oka

Iruña de Oca (Basque: Iruña Oka) is a municipality located in the province of Álava, in the Basque Country, northern Spain. Is compounded by five towns called "concejos" which names are:

Iruña de Oka / Iruña Oka

Iruña Oka (in Basque)
Iruña de Oca (in Spanish)
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
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityBasque Country
ProvinceAraba/Álava
Eskualdea / CuadrillaCuadrilla de Añana
FoundedIn 1976
Government
  MayorMiguel Ángel Montes Sánchez (PSE-EE)
Area
  Total53.25 km2 (20.56 sq mi)
Elevation
500 m (1,600 ft)
Population
 (2019)
  Total3,411
  Density64/km2 (170/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Iruñaokar, iruñar (in Basque)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
01230
Official language(s)Spanish, Basque
WebsiteOfficial website

It was formed in 1976 by the merger of the municipalities of Iruña (Trespuentes and Víllodas) and Nanclares de la Oca (Montevite, Ollávarre and Nanclares).

Iruña de Oca is the most populated municipality of the Cuadrilla de Añana. More than the 35% of the people of Añana live there.

It 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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