Sondika
Sondika (Spanish, Sondica) is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the Autonomous Community of Basque Country, northern Spain.[2]
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Country | Spain |
Autonomous community | Biscay |
Area | |
• Total | 6.30 km2 (2.43 sq mi) |
Elevation | 27 m (89 ft) |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 4,495 |
• Density | 710/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Website | www.sondika.eus |
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Situated directly south of the runway of Bilbao Airport, it is the location of Bilbao British Cemetery, containing a Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery with 58 casualties (not to be confused with a far larger municipal cemetery in neighbouring Derio).
References
- Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- "SONDIKA". Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (in Spanish). Euskomedia Fundazioa. 2002. Archived from the original on 31 March 2006.
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