The province of Gipuzkoa (Spanish: Guipúzcoa), in the Basque Country, Spain, is divided into regions known as comarcas (Basque: eskualdeak). These divisions are primarily defined by the local topography and follow the valleys formed by the province's main rivers: the Bidasoa, Oiartzun, Urumea, Oria, Urola, and Deba.
While the Basque Statistics Institute (Eustat) officially groups the municipalities into seven statistical regions (Bajo Bidasoa, Bajo Deba, Alto Deba, Donostialdea, Goierri, Tolosaldea, and Urola Kosta), the territory is more commonly divided into ten administrative regions for local mancomunidades, regional planning, and tourism purposes.
List of regions Region (Basque name) Spanish name Principal town River basin Bidasoaldea Bajo Bidasoa Irun Bidasoa Debabarrena Bajo Deva Eibar Lower Deba Debagoiena Alto Deva Arrasate/Mondragón Upper Deba Donostialdea Comarca de San Sebastián Donostia-San Sebastián Lower Urumea / Oria Goierri Goyerri Beasain / Ordizia Upper Oria Oarsoaldea Oarsoaldea Errenteria Oiartzun Tolosaldea Tolosaldea Tolosa Middle Oria Urola Erdia Urola Medio Azpeitia Middle Urola Urola Garaia Alto Urola Zumarraga Upper Urola Urola Kosta Urola Costa Zarautz Lower Urola / Coast
See also Comarcas of Spain Comarcas of the Basque Country List of municipalities in Gipuzkoa
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