Sopuerta is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the Autonomous Community of Basque Country, northern Spain.

Conquistador Francisco de Garay was born in the Garay tower in Sopuerta.

Neighborhoods

Sopuerta is administratively divided into 12 neighborhoods or wards:

  • Mercadillo (Sokortua)
  • Alen
  • Arenao
  • Avellaneda
  • Baluga(Boluaga)
  • Olabarrieta
  • Bezi
  • Castaño
  • Jarralta
  • Las Muñecas
  • Las Ribas
  • Carral

Demography

Population of Galdames
1897190019101920193019401950196019701981199120012006
2,2202,8474,3914,3083,5863,3672,8813,0062,3282,1892,1602,2452,361