Loiu
Loiu is a neighborhood in Loiu, Biscay, Basque Country and has about 1,340 residents. Loiu is situated nearby to the hamlet Elorritxu, as well as near Zamarripa.Places of Interest
Highlights include Bilbao Airport and Sondika station.
Bilbao Airport
Aerodrome
Bilbao Airport is a minor international airport located 9 km north of Bilbao, in the municipality of Loiu, in Biscay. It is the largest airport in the Basque Country and northern Spain, with 6,336,441 passengers in 2023.
Sondika station
Railway station
Zangroiz station
Railway stop
Photo: Spotter LEVT, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Zangroiz is a railway station in Sondika, Basque Country, Spain. It is owned by Euskal Trenbide Sarea and operated by Euskotren. It lies on the Lutxana–Sondika line.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Erandiogoikoa and Sondika.
Sondika
Village
Photo: Andres Rueda, CC BY 2.0.
Sondika is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the Autonomous Community of Basque Country, northern Spain. Situated directly south of the runway of Bilbao Airport, it is the location of Bilbao British Cemetery, containing a Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery with 58 casualties.
Erandio
Suburb
Photo: Tim Tregenza, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Erandio is a suburb, which is situated 3 km west of Loiu.
Loiu
- Type: Neighborhood with 1,340 residents
- Description: human settlement in Spain
- Categories: municipality capital and locality
- Location: Loiu, Biscay, Basque Country, Northern Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
43.31306° or 43° 18′ 47″ northLongitude
-2.93683° or 2° 56′ 13″ westPopulation
1,340Elevation
27 metres (89 feet)Open location code
8CMV8377+67OpenStreetMap ID
node 13451039039OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodWikidata ID
Q12269152
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Satellite Map
Discover Loiu from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Basque to Spanish—“Loiu” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Loiu”
- Basque: “Zabaloetxe”
- Dutch: “Zabaloetxe”
- French: “Loiu”
- French: “Zabaloetxe”
- Irish: “Zabaloetxe”
- Spanish: “Loiu”
- Spanish: “Lujua”
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