List of municipalities in Álava

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Map of Spain with Araba/Álava highlighted
Map of Spain with Araba/Álava highlighted
Map of the province of Araba/Álava with its municipalities
Map of the municipalities in the province of Araba/Álava arranged by cuadrillas

Araba/Álava is a province in the autonomous community of the Basque Country, Spain, that is divided into 51 municipalities.<ref name="census2011"/> Template:As of Spanish census, the province is the 37th largest by population with Template:Nts inhabitants<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> but is the 48th largest by land area spanning Template:Convert.<ref name="landarea"/> Municipalities enjoy a large degree of autonomy in their local administration. Amongst other tasks, they are in charge of urban planning, water supply, lighting, road network, local police and firefighting.Template:Sfn

Municipalities are the basic local political division in Spain,Template:Sfn and can only belong to one province.Template:Sfn The organisation of the municipalities is outlined in a local government law (Ley 7/1985, de 2 de abril, Reguladora de las Bases del Régimen Local) passed on 2 April 1985,Template:Sfn completed by an 18 April 1986 royal decree.Template:Sfn The Statute of Autonomy of the Basque Country of 1979 also contains provisions concerning the relations between the municipalities and the autonomous government of the Basque Country.Template:Sfn All citizens of Spain are required to register in the municipality in which they reside.Template:Sfn Each municipality is a corporation with independent legal personhood: its governing body is called the ayuntamiento (municipal council or corporation),Template:Sfn a term often also used to refer to the municipal offices (city and town halls). The ayuntamiento is composed of the mayor (Spanish: alcalde), the deputy mayors (tenientes de alcalde) and the plenary assembly (pleno) of councillors (concejales).Template:Sfn Municipalities are categorised by population for the purpose of determining the number of concejales: three when the population is up to 100 inhabitants, five for 101Template:Ndash250, seven for 251Template:Ndash1,000, nine for 1,001Template:Ndash2,000, eleven for 2,001Template:Ndash5,000, thirteen for 5,001Template:Ndash10,000, seventeen for 10,001Template:Ndash20,000, twenty-one for 20,001Template:Ndash50,000 and twenty-five for 50,001Template:Ndash100,000.Template:Sfn One councillor is added for every additional 100,000 inhabitants, with a further one added when the number of concejales based on this methodology would be even in order to prevent tied votes.Template:Sfn

The mayor and the deputy mayors are elected by the plenary assembly, which is itself elected by universal suffrage.Template:Sfn Elections in municipalities with more than 250 inhabitants are carried out following a proportional representation system with closed lists,Template:Sfn whilst those with a population lower than 250 use a block plurality voting system with open lists.Template:Sfn The plenary assembly must meet periodically at the seat of the ayuntamiento, more or less often depending on the population of the municipality: monthly for those whose population is larger than 20,000, once every two months if it ranges between 5,001 and 20,000, and once every three months if it does not exceed 5,000.Template:Sfn Many ayuntamientos also have a local governing board (Spanish: junta de gobierno local), named by the mayor from amongst the councillors—it is required for municipalities of more than 5,000 inhabitants.Template:Sfn The junta de gobierno local, whose role is to assist the mayor between meetings of the plenary assembly, may not include more than one third of the councillors.Template:Sfn

The largest municipality by population in the province of Araba/Álava as of the 2023 Spanish census is Vitoria-Gasteiz, its capital, with 255,423 residents, while the smallest is Añana with 156 residents.<ref name="census2023"/> The largest municipality by area is also Vitoria-Gasteiz, which spans 276.98 km², while Lapuebla de Labarca is the smallest at 6.05 km².<ref name="landarea"/>

Municipalities

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Population change Land area (km²)<ref name="landarea">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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Population density
(2023)
Alegría-Dulantzi Llanada Alavesa/Arabako Lautada Template:Change Template:Nts Template:Pop density
Amurrio Ayala/Aiara Template:Change Template:Nts Template:Pop density
Añana Añana Template:Change Template:Nts Template:Pop density
Aramaio Gorbeialdea Template:Change Template:Nts Template:Pop density
Armiñón Añana Template:Change Template:Nts Template:Pop density
Arraia-Maeztu Montaña Alavesa/Arabako Mendialdea Template:Change Template:Nts Template:Pop density
Arrazua-Ubarrundia Gorbeialdea Template:Change Template:Nts Template:Pop density
Asparrena Llanada Alavesa/Arabako Lautada Template:Change Template:Nts Template:Pop density
Artziniega Ayala/Aiara Template:Change Template:Nts Template:Pop density
Ayala/Aiara Ayala/Aiara Template:Change Template:Nts Template:Pop density
Baños de Ebro/Mañueta Laguardia-Rioja Alavesa/Biasteri Arabako Errioxa Template:Change Template:Nts Template:Pop density
Barrundia Llanada Alavesa/Arabako Lautada Template:Change Template:Nts Template:Pop density
Berantevilla Añana Template:Change Template:Nts Template:Pop density
Bernedo Montaña Alavesa/Arabako Mendialdea Template:Change Template:Nts Template:Pop density
Campezo/Kanpezu Montaña Alavesa/Arabako Mendialdea Template:Change Template:Nts Template:Pop density
Elburgo/Burgelu Llanada Alavesa/Arabako Lautada Template:Change Template:Nts Template:Pop density
Elciego Laguardia-Rioja Alavesa/Biasteri Arabako Errioxa Template:Change Template:Nts Template:Pop density
Elvillar/Bilar Laguardia-Rioja Alavesa/Biasteri Arabako Errioxa Template:Change Template:Nts Template:Pop density
Harana/Valle de Arana Montaña Alavesa/Arabako Mendialdea Template:Change Template:Nts Template:Pop density
Iruña Oka/Iruña de Oca Añana Template:Change Template:Nts Template:Pop density
Iruraiz-Gauna Llanada Alavesa/Arabako Lautada Template:Change Template:Nts Template:Pop density
Kripan Laguardia-Rioja Alavesa/Biasteri Arabako Errioxa Template:Change Template:Nts Template:Pop density
Kuartango Añana Template:Change Template:Nts Template:Pop density
Labastida/Bastida Laguardia-Rioja Alavesa/Biasteri Arabako Errioxa Template:Change Template:Nts Template:Pop density
Lagrán Montaña Alavesa/Arabako Mendialdea Template:Change Template:Nts Template:Pop density
Laguardia Laguardia-Rioja Alavesa/Biasteri Arabako Errioxa Template:Change Template:Nts Template:Pop density
Lanciego/Lantziego Laguardia-Rioja Alavesa/Biasteri Arabako Errioxa Template:Change Template:Nts Template:Pop density
Lantarón Añana Template:Change Template:Nts Template:Pop density
Lapuebla de Labarca Laguardia-Rioja Alavesa/Biasteri Arabako Errioxa Template:Change Template:Nts Template:Pop density
Laudio/Llodio Ayala/Aiara Template:Change Template:Nts Template:Pop density
Legutiano Gorbeialdea Template:Change Template:Nts Template:Pop density
Leza Laguardia-Rioja Alavesa/Biasteri Arabako Errioxa Template:Change Template:Nts Template:Pop density
Moreda de Álava Laguardia-Rioja Alavesa/Biasteri Arabako Errioxa Template:Change Template:Nts Template:Pop density
Navaridas Laguardia-Rioja Alavesa/Biasteri Arabako Errioxa Template:Change Template:Nts Template:Pop density
Okondo Ayala/Aiara Template:Change Template:Nts Template:Pop density
Oyón-Oion Laguardia-Rioja Alavesa/Biasteri Arabako Errioxa Template:Change Template:Nts Template:Pop density
Peñacerrada-Urizaharra Montaña Alavesa/Arabako Mendialdea Template:Change Template:Nts Template:Pop density
Erriberagoitia/Ribera Alta Añana Template:Change Template:Nts Template:Pop density
Ribera Baja/Erribera Beitia Añana Template:Change Template:Nts Template:Pop density
Salvatierra/Agurain Llanada Alavesa/Arabako Lautada Template:Change Template:Nts Template:Pop density
Samaniego Laguardia-Rioja Alavesa/Biasteri Arabako Errioxa Template:Change Template:Nts Template:Pop density
San Millán/Donemiliaga Llanada Alavesa/Arabako Lautada Template:Change Template:Nts Template:Pop density
Urkabustaiz Gorbeialdea Template:Change Template:Nts Template:Pop density
Valdegovía/Gaubea Añana Template:Change Template:Nts Template:Pop density
Villabuena de Álava/Eskuernaga Laguardia-Rioja Alavesa/Biasteri Arabako Errioxa Template:Change Template:Nts Template:Pop density
Vitoria-GasteizTemplate:Dagger Vitoria-Gasteiz Template:Change Template:Nts Template:Pop density
Yécora/Iekora Laguardia-Rioja Alavesa/Biasteri Arabako Errioxa Template:Change Template:Nts Template:Pop density
Zalduondo Llanada Alavesa/Arabako Lautada Template:Change Template:Nts Template:Pop density
Zambrana Añana Template:Change Template:Nts Template:Pop density
Zigoitia Gorbeialdea Template:Change Template:Nts Template:Pop density
Zuia Gorbeialdea Template:Change Template:Nts Template:Pop density
Araba/Álava Template:Mdash Template:Change Template:Nts Template:Pop density
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See also

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