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Galdakao

Town

Galdakao (Spanish: Galdácano) is a town and municipality in the province of Biscay in the Basque Autonomous Community in Spain. It has 24,767 inhabitants.

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It is located in the Greater Bilbao, in the valley of the Ibaizabal river, near the Ganguren mountain range. It is surrounded by some summits such as Arrezurriaga (329 m), Txispamendi (221 m) and Santa María (476 m) in the north and Upo (556 m) and Mandoia (640 m) in the south.

Galdakao borders the municipalities of Zamudio, Lezama and Larrabetzu to the north, Zaratamo and Zeberio to the south, Amorebieta, Lemona and Bedia to the east and Etxebarri and Basauri to the west.

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Village information

Coat of arms of Galdakao
Province
Bizkaia
Autonomous community
País Vasco
Population (INE 2025)
24,776
Altitude
50 m
Area (IGN)
32.9 km²
District
Gran Bilbao
Postcode
48960
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What to see

  1. 1Iglesia de Santa María
  2. 2Parque de Atracciones de Vizcaya
  3. 3Casa consistorial de Galdakao
  4. 4Frontón Kurtzea
  5. 5Antigua Central de Telefonos
  6. 6Casa Gandasegi
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What to do

  1. 1Bodega Txakoli Galanta
  2. 2MTB: Arrigorriaga-Vaqueria-Upo
  3. 3MTB: DH Maxxis
  4. 4Club Artxanda Golf
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Photo gallery

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  • Txo · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Euzkadi Egunkaria 1932 PDM Euzkadi egunkaria 1935 PDM · CC BY-SA 4.0
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  • 5 places to stayIllustrative photo · Basotxerri · CC BY-SA 4.0

    Accommodation

    5 places to stay in Galdakao

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  • 33 restaurantsIllustrative photo · David Adam Kess · CC BY-SA 4.0

    Eat

    33 restaurants in Galdakao

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  • 4 experiencesIllustrative photo · Basotxerri · CC BY-SA 4.0

    Experiences

    4 experiences in Galdakao

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Useful information

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Town council

    • Phone: 944 01 05 00
    • Official website: www.galdakao.net
    • Email: ayuntamiento@galdakao.net

Services and transport

Travelling with your pet

Parks, beaches and places to stay that OpenStreetMap marks as dog-friendly. Many places allow dogs without it being marked: ask when you book.

Education, sport and elderly care

Connectivity

  • Fibre broadband· of homes99 %
  • 4G mobile coverage· of homes100 %
  • 5G coverage· of homes100 %

No data on: tourist office, motorhomes, street market, pool.

Data from OpenStreetMap (ODbL), extract from October 2026: we count what is mapped within the municipal boundary. "No data" means OpenStreetMap doesn't have it, not that it doesn't exist. Completed with Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0): the pharmacies, health centres, petrol stations, banks, cash machines, food shops and schools that OpenStreetMap was missing. Town hall contact details: General Database of Local Entities (Spanish Ministry of Finance); tourist offices: each region's open registry, where it publishes one. Connectivity: Spanish Ministry for Digital Transformation, % of homes covered in June 2025.

Galdakao Town Hall

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Where to sleep in Galdakao

5 registered places to stay

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