page_title: Greater Bilbao
section_title: Divisions
hierarchical_section_title: Greater Bilbao / Geography / Divisions
context_page_description: Greater Bilbao is an administrative division of the province of Biscay, in the Basque Country, Spain. It is one of the seven comarcas of Biscay and the most populated one. The capital city of Greater Bilbao is Bilbao.
  Greater Bilbao is made by the municipalities situated along the Estuary of Bilbao which themselves form a conurbation, which metropolitan area is the fifth most populous in Spain.
context_section_description: Greater Bilbao can be divided into six subcomarcas or subregions:
  The city of Bilbao.
  The left bank: Traditionally an industrial, port, and manufacturing zone. It includes Barakaldo, Sestao, Portugalete and Santurtzi.
  The right bank: A residential area, including Erandio, Leioa, and the more affluent Getxo,.
  The mining zone, where the main iron ore resources were located: Muskiz, Gallarta, Ortuella
  Txoriherri, wide expansion zone where the international airport and the University of the Basque Country are located.
  Hego Uribe, including Basauri, Galdakao and Arrigorriaga.
  Uribe-Kosta: the coastal area north of Getxo is being integrated into the metropolitan area in the recent years, with the development of low density residential areas connected by the metro.
caption: Gran Bilbao real color image taken by NASA's Landsat satellite.
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