Ataun

Municipality in Basque Country, Spain
Official seal of Ataun
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Nicknames: 
Aralarko Atea, "El Paso" Gipuzkoarra
CountrySpainAutonomous community Basque CountryProvinceGipuzkoaEskualdeaGoierriGovernment
 • MayorMartin Aramendi (EH Bildu)Area
 • Total58.73 km2 (22.68 sq mi)Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total1,669 • Density28/km2 (74/sq mi)DemonymAtaundarOfficial language(s)Basque, Spanish

Ataun is a town located at the foot of the Aralar Range in the Goierri region of the province of Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country, in the north of Spain. The town consists of three major parishes - San Martin, San Gregorio and Aia - along with several other minor boroughs.

Notable of Ataun

  • Jose Migel Barandiaran, anthropologist, ethnographer and priest

References

  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.

External links

  • Official Website (in Basque and Spanish)
  • ATAUN in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa) (in Spanish)
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