Valdegovía/Gaubea
| Valdegovía Gaubea (Basque) | |
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| Municipality | |
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Location of Valdegovía/Gaubea within Álava Province | |
| Country |
 Spain |
| Autonomous community |
 País Vasco |
| Province | Álava |
| Comarca | Cuadrilla de Añana |
| Government | |
| • Alcalde | Juan Carlos Ramírez-Escudero (EAJ-PNV) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 244.06 km2 (94.23 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 553 m (1,814 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,106 |
| • Density | 4.5/km2 (12/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 01426 / 01427 |
| Official language(s) | Basque, Spanish |
| Website | Official website |
Castle in Astúlez, a village that does not belong to any Concejo and is administered directly by the Valdegovía/Gaubea municipality
Valdegovía/Gaubea (Spanish: Valdegovía, Basque: Gaubea) is a town and municipality located in the province of Álava, in the Basque Country (autonomous community), northern Spain.
The town-hall is located in Villanueva de Valdegovía. There is a factory producing mantecadas in Tuesta.
Villages
The municipal term includes 30 small villages, some of which are grouped in Concejos:
- Acebedo
- Astúlez
- Bachicabo
- Barrio
- Basabe
- Bóveda
- Caranca y Mioma, Concejo formed by Caranca and Mioma villages
- Karkamu (Cárcamo)
- Corro
- Espejo
- Fresneda
- Guinea
- Gurendes-Quejo, Concejo formed by Gurendes and Quejo
- Nograro
- Osma
- Pinedo
- Quintanilla
- Tobillas
- Tuesta
- Valderejo, Concejo formed by Lahoz, Lalastra, Ribera and Villamardones
- Valluerca
- Villamaderne, includes Bellojín village
- Villanañe
- Villanueva de Valdegovía, main town
Gallery
Varona tower-house in Villanañe
Bellojín church
Mural paintings in the Ribera church
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Valdegovía-Gaubea. |
- VALDEGOVÍA / GAUBEA in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa) (Spanish)
Coordinates: 42°51′N 3°6′W / 42.850°N 3.100°W
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