Pasaia
Pasaia
Pasajes | |
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| Pasaia | |
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Pasaia | |
| Coordinates: 43°19′31″N 1°55′16″W / 43.32528°N 1.92111°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Basque Country |
| Province | Gipuzkoa |
| Eskualdea | Donostialdea |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Izaskun Gómez Cermeño (PSE-EE) |
| Area | |
• Total | 11.34 km2 (4.38 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 16,128 |
| • Density | 1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Pasaitarra |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 20110 |
| Official language(s) | Basque, Spanish |
| Website | pasaia |
Pasaia (Spanish: Pasajes) is a town and municipality located in the province of Gipuzkoa in the Basque Autonomous Community of northern Spain. It is a fishing community, commercial port and the birthplace of the famous admiral Blas de Lezo and of the fashion designer Paco Rabanne.
Pasaia lies approximately 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) east of Donostia's centre, lying at the foot of Mount Ulia and the Jaizkibel massif. The municipality numbers 16,056 inhabitants (as of 2008 estimates), clustering around the Bay of Pasaia in four nuclei, namely Pasai San Pedro, Pasai San Juan (or Donibane in Basque), Antxo and Trintxerpe, with each part showing distinctive features.