Arrieta - Wikipedia Arrieta For other uses, see Arrieta ( disambiguation ). Arrieta Municipality Flag Coat of arms Arrieta Location of Arrieta within the Basque Country Coordinates : 43 ° 19 ′ 36 '' N 2 ° 30 ′ 48 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 43.32667 ° N 2.51333 ° W ﻿ / 43.32667 ; - 2.51333 Country Spain Autonomous community País Vasco Province Biscay Comarca Mungialdea Government Mayor Ángel María Acillona ( PNV - EAJ ) Area Total 14.47 km ( 5.59 sq mi ) Elevation 203 m ( 666 ft ) Population ( 2014 ) Total 573 Density 40 / km ( 100 / sq mi ) Time zone CET ( UTC + 1 ) Summer ( DST ) CEST ( UTC + 2 ) Postal code 48114 Arrieta ( both in Basque and Spanish ) is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the Basque Country, Spain. Arrieta is part of the comarca of Mungialdea and has a population of 552 inhabitants as of 2007. Toponym This municipality has its origin in the elizate Líbano de Arrieta, which became a municipality in the 19th Century. The toponym Arrieta comes from the Basque word harrieta, which means `` stony place ''. External links ARRIETA in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia ( Euskomedia Fundazioa ) ( in Spanish ) Municipalities in Biscay 100,000 + Bilbao Barakaldo 50,000 + Getxo Portugalete 10,000 + Amorebieta - Etxano Arrigorriaga Basauri Bermeo Durango Erandio Ermua Galdakao Gernika - Lumo Leioa Mungia Santurtzi Sestao Sopela Valle de Trápaga - Trapagaran 5,000 + Abanto y Ciérbana - Abanto Zierbena Abadiño Balmaseda Berango Elorrio Etxebarri Gorliz Güeñes Lekeitio Muskiz Ondarroa Ortuella Zalla under 5,000 Ajangiz Alonsotegi Amoroto Arakaldo Arantzazu Artzentales Areatza Arrankudiaga Arratzu Arrieta Artea Atxondo Aulesti Bakio Barrika Bedia Berriatua Berriz Busturia Derio Dima Ea Elantxobe Ereño Errigoiti Etxebarria Forua Fruiz Galdames Gamiz - Fika Garai Gatika Gautegiz Arteaga Gizaburuaga Gordexola Ibarrangelu Igorre Ispaster Iurreta Izurtza Karrantza Kortezubi Lanestosa Larrabetzu Laukiz Lemoa Lemoiz Lezama Loiu Mallabia Mañaria Markina - Xemein Maruri - Jatabe Mendata Mendexa Meñaka Morga Mundaka Munitibar - Arbatzegi - Gerrikaitz Murueta Muxika Nabarniz Orduña - Urduña Orozko Otxandio Plentzia Sondika Sopuerta Sukarrieta Trucios - Turtzioz Ubide Ugao - Miraballes Urduliz Zaldibar Zamudio Zaratamo Zeanuri Zeberio Zierbena Ziortza - Bolibar This article about a location in the Basque Country, Spain, is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Arrieta&oldid=769744985 '' Categories : Municipalities in Biscay Populated places in Biscay Basque geography stubs Hidden categories : Pages using infobox settlement with unknown parameters Articles with Spanish - language external links All stub articles Talk About Wikipedia Aragonés Brezhoneg Català Cebuano Dansk Deutsch Español Euskara Français Galego Bahasa Indonesia Italiano Latina Magyar Bahasa Melayu Nederlands Occitan Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча Polski Português Русский Svenska Українська Winaray 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 11 March 2017, at 11 : 36. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: where does the last name arrieta come from
Answer: the Basque word harrieta, which means "stony place"