Alkiza
Alkiza | |
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Alkiza in 2010 | |
| Coordinates: 43°10′21″N 2°06′32″W / 43.17250°N 2.10889°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Basque Country |
| Province | Gipuzkoa |
| Comarca | Tolosaldea |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Iñaki Irazabalbeitia |
| Area | |
• Total | 11.87 km2 (4.58 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 374 |
| • Density | 32/km2 (82/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 20494 |
| Website | www.alkiza.eus |
Alkiza is a rural municipality in the centre of Gipuzkoa, northwest of the Tolosaldea County, in the Basque Country. It is 27 kilometres south of San Sebastian. In 2019 it had 373 inhabitants, of which 88.8% were Basque speakers. Alkiza is an independent municipality since 1731; previously it depended on Tolosa and San Sebastian.
Alkiza is connected with Anoeta and Asteasu through the GI-3630 road. The Asteasu branch was inaugurated in 1952 and the Anoeta branch in 1957. Until then, farm roads and paths linked Alkiza with the nearby villages.
The village is 340 meters above sea level and there are the school, the town hall, the pelota-court and the parish church. The municipality has more than 40 scattered farms and houses.
Its inhabitants are nicknamed in Basque oiloak (chickens).
The village's main festival is on September 8.