Iruña de Oca/Iruña Oka

Iruña Oka
Iruña Oka (Basque)
Iruña de Oca (Spanish)
Municipality
Iruña Oka/Iruña de Oca

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Location of Iruña Oka in Álava
Iruña Oka

Location in Spain

Coordinates: 42°49′09″N 2°48′46″W / 42.81917°N 2.81278°W / 42.81917; -2.81278Coordinates: 42°49′09″N 2°48′46″W / 42.81917°N 2.81278°W / 42.81917; -2.81278
Country  Spain
Autonomous community  País Vasco
Province Álava
Comarca Cuadrilla de Añana
Founded In 1976
Government
  Alcalde José Javier Martínez García (PSE-EE)
Area
  Total 53.25 km2 (20.56 sq mi)
Elevation 500 m (1,600 ft)
Population (2015)
  Total 3,172
  Density 60/km2 (150/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Iruñaokar, iruñar (in Basque)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 01230
Official language(s) Spanish, Basque
Website Official website

Iruña de Oca (Basque: Iruña Oka) is a municipality located in the province of Álava, in the Basque Country, northern Spain. Is compounded by five towns called "concejos" which names are:

It was formed in 1976 by the merger of the municipalities of Iruña (Trespuentes and Víllodas) and Nanclares de la Oca (Montevite, Ollávarre and Nanclares).

Iruña de Oca is the most populated municipality of the Cuadrilla de Añana. More than the 35% of the people of Añana live there.

It is located in the central part of the Álava province, just 14 km far from Vitoria, the capital city of the Basque Country.

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