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Derio
Municipality

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Coordinates: 43°17′30″N 2°53′09″W / 43.29167°N 2.88583°W / 43.29167; -2.88583
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Basque Country
Province	Biscay
Comarca	Greater Bilbao
Government
• Mayor	Esther Apraiz Fernández de la Peña (EAJ-PNV)
Area
• Total	7.4 km² (2.9 sq mi)
Elevation	25 m (82 ft)
Population (2025-01-01)^[1]
• Total	7,294
• Density	990/km² (2,600/sq mi)
Demonym	Basque: deriotarra
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	48160
Official language(s)	Basque Spanish
Website	Official website

Derio is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain. It is part of Greater Bilbao and was part of the municipality of Bilbao until 1983 and hosts Bilbao's biggest municipal cemetery. It has a population of 5,107 (2006).

Notable people

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Miren Basaras (Spanish microbiologist)
Iñigo Vicente (Football player)

References

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^ National Statistics Institute (13 December 2025). "Municipal Register of Spain of 2025".

External links

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DERIO in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa) (in Spanish)

v t e Municipalities in Biscay
100,000+	Bilbao Barakaldo
50,000+	Getxo Portugalete
10,000+	Amorebieta-Etxano Arrigorriaga Basauri Bermeo Durango Erandio Ermua Galdakao Gernika-Lumo Leioa Mungia Santurtzi Sestao Sopela Valle de Trápaga-Trapagaran
5,000+	Abanto y Ciérbana-Abanto Zierbena Abadiño Balmaseda Berango Elorrio Etxebarri Gorliz Güeñes Lekeitio Muskiz Ondarroa Ortuella Zalla
under 5,000	Ajangiz Alonsotegi Amoroto Arakaldo Arantzazu Artzentales Areatza Arrankudiaga Arratzu Arrieta Artea Atxondo Aulesti Bakio Barrika Bedia Berriatua Berriz Busturia Derio Dima Ea Elantxobe Ereño Errigoiti Etxebarria Forua Fruiz Galdames Gamiz-Fika Garai Gatika Gautegiz Arteaga Gizaburuaga Gordexola Ibarrangelu Igorre Ispaster Iurreta Izurtza Karrantza Kortezubi Lanestosa Larrabetzu Laukiz Lemoa Lemoiz Lezama Loiu Mallabia Mañaria Markina-Xemein Maruri-Jatabe Mendata Mendexa Meñaka Morga Mundaka Munitibar-Arbatzegi-Gerrikaitz Murueta Muxika Nabarniz Orduña-Urduña Orozko Otxandio Plentzia Sondika Sopuerta Sukarrieta Trucios-Turtzioz Ubide Ugao-Miraballes Urduliz Zaldibar Zamudio Zaratamo Zeanuri Zeberio Zierbena Ziortza-Bolibar

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