Greater Bilbao Bizkaia Euskadi Spain
43.3093399,-3.0538639

Ortuella

Ortuella is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the Autonomous Community of Basque Country, northern Spain. Nowadays part of the Greater Bilbao region, until the beginning of the 19th century it was integrated in the Valley of Somorrostro of the Encartaciones next to the Santurtzi. In 1901 the locality segregated from the Council of the Santurtzi, those days happening to denominate the Santurce-Ortuella. This segregation was motivated by an increase of population due to the mining height of end of the 19th century, being the district of Ortuella the one of greater population in the council. In the 1980s, and by means of the resolution of 27 March 1981, the name of the municipality definitively lost the term "Santurce", simply being "Ortuella", which was the usual name used by their citizens. Ortuella was the site of a deadly explosion at the Marcelino Ugalde Primary School on 23 October 1980 that killed 50 schoolchildren and 14 adults, and injured killed and injured an additional 128. The patron saint of Ortuella is Saint Felix of Cantalica (18 May), the name of the main church of the municipality.

Distance between:

Madrid to Ortuella 203 Miles / 327 Kms
Barcelona to Ortuella 299 Miles / 482 Kms

Postal Code 48530



Population 2019

Total: 8395
Total Men: 4091
Total Women: 4304

Broadband and mobile Internet coverage

fixed ≥ 30Mbps : 100%
fixed ≥ 100Mbps : 100%
3G HSPA : 100%
4G LTE : 100%