Biscay

Summary

Biscay is a province of Spain^[1]. Biscay ranks in the top 7% of province_of_spain entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (546 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Biscay is located in Basque Country^[3].
• Biscay is in the country of Spain^[4].
• Biscay is on the body of water Cantabrian Sea^[5].
• Biscay's head of government is recorded as Elixabete Etxanobe^[6].
• Biscay's instance of is recorded as province of Spain^[7].
• Biscay's instance of is recorded as Basque historical territory^[8].
• Biscay's capital is recorded as Bilbao^[9].
• Biscay's shares border with is recorded as Gipuzkoa^[10].
• Biscay's shares border with is recorded as Álava^[11].
• Biscay's shares border with is recorded as Province of Burgos^[12].
• Biscay's shares border with is recorded as Cantabria Province^[13].
• Biscay's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bilbao^[14].
• Biscay's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Lea-Artibai^[15].
• Biscay's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Mungialdea^[16].
• Biscay's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Enkarterri^[17].
• Biscay's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Busturialdea^[18].
• Biscay's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Durangaldea^[19].
• Biscay's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Arratia-Nerbioi^[20].
• Biscay's flag is recorded as Q12255339^[21].
• Biscay's legislative body is recorded as General Assemblies of Biscay^[22].
• Biscay's executive body is recorded as Biscay Foral Council^[23].
• Biscay's coat of arms is recorded as coat of arms of Biscay^[24].
• Biscay's postal code is recorded as 48^[25].
• Biscay's Commons category is recorded as Biscay^[26].
• Biscay comprises Lord of Biscay^[27].

Body

Geography

Biscay is in the country of Spain^[4]. Biscay is located in Basque Country^[3]. Biscay is on the body of water Cantabrian Sea^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+1140662'}^[28], {'amount': '+1144214'}^[29], {'amount': '+1160133'}^[30], {'amount': '+1122180'}^[31], {'amount': '+1120591'}^[32], and {'amount': '+160579'}^[33].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include province of Spain^[7] and Basque historical territory^[8].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Biscay include Bay of Biscay^[34], a bay^[35], in France^[36] and Nueva Vizcaya^[37], a province of the Philippines^[38], in Philippines^[39], founded in 1839^[40].

Why It Matters

Biscay ranks in the top 7% of province_of_spain entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (546 views/month).^[2] Biscay has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] Biscay is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]

Entities named for Biscay include Bay of Biscay^[34], a bay^[35], in France^[36] and Nueva Vizcaya^[37], a province of the Philippines^[38], in Philippines^[39], founded in 1839^[40].