- Laudio/Llodio
Laudio/Llodio is a town and
municipality located in the province ofÁlava , in the Basque Country, northernSpain . Laudio is the name inBasque language and Llodio in Spanish; both are used indistinctly.Geography and Demography
Llodio is an important industrial center located at 50 km NW from the provincial capital of
Vitoria and at 20 km SE fromBilbao . It is the second municipality ofÁlava , in population. The municipality has an area of 37,56 km² and a population (2005) of 18,633 (9,288 male, 9,345 female).Its geographical coordinates are:
* Latitude: 43º09’4’’ N
* Longitude: 2º57’22’’ W
* Altitude: Minimum: 130 m, Maximum: 782 m.Elections and local administration
Municipal election
The Mayor of Llodio is Mr. Jon Karla Menoyo Llano (PNV-EA). The Coalition Partido Nacionalista Vasco-Eusko Alkartasuna has 10 municipal
councillor s in Llodioayuntamiento , the Partido Popular has 3, the Partido Socialista de Euskadi has 3 andIzquierda Unida Berdeak has one.General election
The results of the
2004 SpanishGeneral Election in Llodio were as follows:* PNV -
Partido Nacionalista Vasco : 37.9 %
* PSE-EE (PSOE - EE)Partido Socialista de Euskadi : 27.8%
* PP - Partido Popular: 18.6%
* EB-IU - Izquierda Unida: 6.9%
* EA -Eusko Alkartasuna : 4.8%
* ARALAR-ZUTI -Aralar -Zutik: 2.0%External links
* [http://www.laudiokoudala.net City Council Website] es icon eu icon
* [http://www.euskomedia.org/euskomedia/SAunamendi?idi=en&op=7&voz=LLODIO LLODIO in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa)] es icon
* [http://local.google.com/local?f=q&hl=en&q=llodio,+Spain&ie=UTF8&t=h&om=1&ll=43.142957,-2.956352&spn=0.050477,0.155525 Aerial view of Llodio (Google maps)]
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