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The Bay of Biscay (/ ˈ b ɪ s k eɪ,-k i / BISS-kay, -kee) is a gulf of the northeast Atlantic Ocean located south of the Celtic Sea. It lies along the western coast of France from Point Penmarc'h to the Spanish border, and along the northern coast of Spain, extending westward to Cape Ortegal .
According to the 2010 INE census, Biscay had a population of 1,155,772 and a population density of 519.9 inhabitants/km 2, only surpassed by the one of Madrid and Barcelona. In 1981 Biscay was the fifth Spanish province in population, and despite the strong demographic crisis the province has been living since the Transition it is today the ...
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In 1876, the population was estimated to be around 2,000 people. [6] The population peaked in 1911, reaching 2,284 residents, with population swings in the coming decades due to socioeconomic conditions. In 1915, the population was estimated to have fallen to 1,1918 people. [5] In the 1950s, the population had dropped to 1,500 residents.
Whilst Vitoria-Gasteiz is the largest municipality in area, with 277 km 2 (107 sq mi), Bilbao is the largest in population, with 353,187 people, located in the province of Biscay within a conurbation of 875,552 people.
It lies on the coast of the Bay of Biscay, 20 km (12 miles) from the France–Spain border. The capital city of the province of Gipuzkoa, the municipality's population is 188,102 as of 2021, [6] with its metropolitan area reaching 436,500 in 2010. [7] Locals call themselves donostiarra (singular), both in Basque and Spanish. [8]
English: Bathymetric map in English of the Celtic Sea and the Bay of Biscay. Limits of the seas as specified by the International Hydrographic Organization . Note: the background map is a raster image embedded in the SVG file.
Greater Bilbao (in blue) within Biscay. Greater Bilbao, or Bilboaldea, is located at the northwest of the province of Biscay, limiting with the comarcas of Enkarterri in the west, Mungialdea and Busturialdea in the east, Durangaldea in the southeast and Arratia-Nerbioi in the south. The Bay of Biscay limits at north.