Villava – Atarrabia

Municipality in Navarre, Spain

42°49′51″N 1°36′31″W / 42.83083°N 1.60861°W / 42.83083; -1.60861CountrySpainAutonomous CommunityNavarreProvinceNavarreComarca / EskualdeaCuenca de PamplonaGovernment • MayorPedro Gastearena García (EH Bildu)Area • Total1 km² (0.4 sq mi)Elevation430 m (1,410 ft)Population • Total10,150 • Density10,000/km² (26,000/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST (GMT +2))Postal codeArea code+34 (Spain) + 948 (Navarre)Websitewww.villava.es/es/inicio/

Villava (Basque: Atarrabia) is a town and municipality located in the province and autonomous community of Navarre, northern Spain. The population is about 10,000, and the town is located 4 km away from Pamplona, the capital of Navarre.

The village was founded in 1184 by King Sancho VI the Wise of Navarre. For several centuries, Villava was just a little town, but in the 1960s, it grew considerably and became an important industrial suburb of Pamplona.

The area of the town is small (just 1 square km), and thus it is not expected to continue growing. It has a large industrial area dedicated mainly to the paper industry, informatics and bus assembly. The town has a good commercial area.^[2][3]

Notable people

• Pedro de Atarrabia (died 1347), theologian
• Miguel Induráin (born 1964), cyclist

References

External links

• VILLAVA/ATARRABIA in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa) (in Spanish)
• Villava-Atarrabia's town hall website

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