Basauri

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Basauri is a major municipality of Biscay, in the Basque Country. It belongs to the conurbation of Greater Bilbao, being only a few kilometers south of Bilbao. It is an industrial town that also includes monuments such as the tower-house of Ariz. It holds the only prison in the province, located where the rivers Nervión and Ibaizabal meet. The municipality (municipio) had a 2001 census population of 45,045 persons living on a land area of 7.01 km² (2.707 sq mi).

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Coordinates: 43°14′N, 2°53′W