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Vizcaya ( Basque Bizkaia) is a province of northern Spain, in the northwestern part of the autonomous community of the Basque Country.

It is bordered by the provinces of Cantabria, Burgos, Guipúzcoa, and Álava, and by the Bay of Biscay.

Of the 1,133,444 people (2002) who live in Vizcaya, about 30% live in the capital, Bilbao (Basque Bilbo). Guernica (Basque, Gernika-Lumo), a town regarded as the spiritual centre of the traditional Basque Country, is located in Vizcaya.

Other important towns include Barakaldo , Portugalete , Durango , and Balmaseda. See List of municipalities in Vizcaya.

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For more info see the official page: http://www.bizkaia.net

BasqueThis article is about the Basque people. For the article of clothing, see basque (clothing). The Basques Euskaldunak are an indigenous people who inhabit parts of both Spain and France. They are found predominantly in four provinces in Spain and three in Provinces of SpainIn addition to its seventeen autonomous communities, Spain is divided into fifty provinces . Formerly of greater importance, since the arrival of the autonomous community system the provinces have had fewer powers. They are still used as electoral distric

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