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View of SanturtziJavierme Javier Mediavilla Ezquibela · CC BY 3.0

Santurtzi

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Santurtzi (Basque:; Spanish: Santurce; Basque for 'Saint George') is a port city and municipality in the province of Biscay in the autonomous community of the Basque Country in northern Spain. It is located in the Bilbao Abra bay, near the mouth of the Nervión river, on its left bank, 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) downriver from Bilbao and forms part of the Bilbao metropolitan area. It has 46,530 inhabitants.

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The barrio of Santurce in San Juan, the capital city of Puerto Rico, derives its name from Santurtzi.

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Village information

Coat of arms of Santurtzi
Province
Bizkaia
Autonomous community
País Vasco
Population (INE 2025)
46,442
Altitude
11 m
Area (IGN)
9.4 km²
District
Gran Bilbao
Postcode
48980
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Gallery

10 photographs of Santurtzi, taken here and in its own light.

Javierme Javier Mediavilla Ezquibela · CC BY 3.0
Santurtzi: Leioa Sarriena Santurtzi · Photo: Javierme Javier Mediavilla Ezquibela (CC BY 3.0)
Zarateman · CC0
Santurtzi: Santurce Parque de Santurtzi 9 · Photo: Zarateman (CC0)
Javierme · CC BY 4.0
Santurtzi: Getxo Ereaga Santurtzi · Photo: Javierme (CC BY 4.0)
Etxaburu · CC BY-SA 4.0
Santurtzi: Mellogane eta Lauaxeta kaleko etxebizitzak (Santurtzi) · Photo: Etxaburu (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Niels Johannes · CC BY-SA 4.0
Vista del puerto de Bilbao y del monte Serantes · Photo: Niels Johannes (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Iker Merodio from Bilbao, Basque Country · CC BY 2.0
No sabía con cuál quedarme (18 de mayo 2008). · Photo: Iker Merodio from Bilbao, Basque Country (CC BY 2.0)
Adam Cli · CC BY-SA 4.0
An aerial photo of Santurtzi, a town in the Basque Country. · Photo: Adam Cli (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Adam Cli · CC BY-SA 4.0
Vista aérea del puerto de mercancías de Santurce ( Puerto de Bilbao ). · Photo: Adam Cli (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Pmk58 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Veduta spiaggia Las Arenas · Photo: Pmk58 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Adam Cli · CC BY-SA 4.0
An aerial view of Mamariga, next to the port of Bilbao, in the Basque Country. · Photo: Adam Cli (CC BY-SA 4.0)