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View of BalmasedaTim Tregenza · CC BY-SA 3.0

Balmaseda

Town

Balmaseda (in Basque and officially, in Spanish: Valmaseda) is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the Basque Country. Balmaseda is the capital city of the comarca of Enkarterri, in western Biscay and plays an important role in the province due to its proximity to the capital city of Bilbao and the regions of Cantabria and Castile and León.

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Coat of arms of Balmaseda
Province
Bizkaia
Autonomous community
País Vasco
Population (INE 2025)
7,718
Altitude
152 m
Mayor
Alfonso San Vicente De La Horra (Partido Nacionalista Vasco)
Area (IGN)
22.6 km²
Postcode
48800
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