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Place in Basque Country, Spain
Sondika
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Sondika is located in the Basque CountrySondikaSondikaLocation of Sondika within the Basque Country
Coordinates: 43°17′56″N 2°55′31″W / 43.298777°N 2.925348°W / 43.298777; -2.925348
Country Spain
Autonomous community Basque Country
ProvinceBiscay
EskualdeaGreater Bilbao
Government
 • MayorGorka Carro Bilbao
Area
 • Total6.30 km (2.43 sq mi)
Elevation27 m (89 ft)
Population
 • Total4,495
 • Density710/km (1,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Websitewww.sondika.eus

Sondika (Spanish, Sondica) is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the Autonomous Community of Basque Country, northern Spain.

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

  1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. "SONDIKA". Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (in Spanish). Euskomedia Fundazioa. 2002. Archived from the original on 31 March 2006.

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