Begoña

Begoña or more puristically but also more rarely spelled "Begoina", meaning "the lower foot" (of Mount Artxanda), is a historical municipality of Biscay (Basque Country) that was incorporated to Bilbao in the late 19th century.Originally it included all the uplands south and east of the medieval walled town, that now form the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and parts of 5th urban districts of Bilbao. Nowadays the name is limited to the district including Santutxu, Bolueta and "Begoña" proper, a small residential neighbourhood between the Basilica and the garden area of "Etxebarria Parkea" (Basque)/"Parque Etxebarria" (Spanish).

Due to its association with a church dedicated to Our Lady of Begoña, the name of the neighbourhood is also a popular name of women in the Basque Country (and also in some other Spanish-speaking areas).