Cuenca de Pamplona
Cuenca de Pamplona / Iruñerria | |
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| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Navarre |
| Capital | Pamplona |
| Municipalities | List
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| Elevation | 449 m (1,473 ft) |
| Population (2007) | |
• Total | 329,531 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
The Cuenca de Pamplona (Basque: Iruñerria) is a comarca in Navarre, Spain. The Spanish word cuenca means 'basin', referring to a 'territory surrounded of mountains or hills'.[1] The metropolitan area of Pamplona has expanded at the expense of the cereal producing surrounding countryside.[2]
Municipalities
Ansoáin, Aranguren, Barañáin, Belascoáin, Beriáin, Berrioplano, Berriozar, Bidaurreta, Burlada, Ciriza, Cizur, Echarri, Egüés, Etxauri, Galar, Goñi, Huarte, Iza, Juslapeña, Noáin - Valle de Elorz, Ollo, Olza, Orcoyen, Pamplona, Tiebas-Muruarte de Reta, Villava – Atarrabia, Zabalza and Zizur Mayor/Zizur Nagusia.
See also
- Category:People from Cuenca de Pamplona
- Sadar (river)
- Gazólaz
- Mancomunidad de la Comarca de Pamplona
References
- ^ Diccionario de la Real Academia Española (DRAE)
- ^ José María Jimeno Jurío (2006). Toponimia navarra: Cuenca de Pamplona: Cendea de Itza. Pamiela.