San Sebastián
Donostia / San Sebastián
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La Concha bay City Hall The Comb of the Wind Beach of La Concha Miramar Palace Kursaal | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
| Nicknames: Sanse, Donosti, San Seb, la bella Easo[note 1] | |
| Motto(s): Ganadas por fidelidad, Nobleza y lealtad (Spanish for "Earned by Fidelity, Nobility and Loyalty") | |
Donostia / San Sebastián Location of Donostia / San Sebastián within the Basque Autonomous Community Donostia / San Sebastián Donostia / San Sebastián (Spain) | |
| Coordinates: 43°19′17″N 1°59′8″W / 43.32139°N 1.98556°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Basque Country |
| Province | Gipuzkoa |
| Eskualdea | Donostialdea |
| Neighbourhoods | 21 |
| Founded | 1180 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Eneko Goia[1] (EAJ-PNV) |
| Area | |
| • Land | 60.89 km2 (23.51 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 6 m (20 ft) |
| Population (2024)[2] | |
• City | 189,093 |
| • Density | 3,686.16/km2 (9,547.1/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 436,500 |
| GDP | |
| • Metro | €21.797 billion (2020) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 20001–20018 |
| Area code | +34 943 (Gipuzkoa) |
| Website | City Council |
San Sebastián, officially known by the bilingual name Donostia / San Sebastián (Basque: [doˈnos̺ti.a], Spanish: [san seβasˈtjan] ⓘ),[4][5] is a city and municipality located in the Basque Autonomous Community, Spain. It lies on the coast of the Bay of Biscay, 20 km (12 miles) from the France–Spain border. The capital city of the province of Gipuzkoa, the municipality's population is 188,102 as of 2021,[6] with its metropolitan area reaching 436,500 in 2010.[7] Locals call themselves donostiarra (singular) in Basque, also using this term when speaking in Spanish.[8] It is also a part of Basque Eurocity Bayonne-San Sebastián.
The economic activities in the city are dominated by the service sector, with an emphasis on commerce and tourism, as San Sebastián has long been well-known as a tourist destination.[9] Despite the city's relatively small size, events such as the San Sebastián International Film Festival and the San Sebastian Jazz Festival have given it an international dimension. San Sebastián, along with Wrocław, Poland, was the European Capital of Culture in 2016.[10]
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- ^ "Eneko Goia, nuevo alcalde de San Sebastián". El Diario Vasco (in Spanish).
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ "Gross domestic product (GDP) at current market prices by metropolitan regions". ec.europa.eu.
- ^ Donostia (Basque) / San Sebastián (Spanish), El Diario Vasco, Thursday 29 December 2011. (in Spanish)
- ^ "Orden Foral de 27 de julio de 2012, de la Diputación Foral de Gipuzkoa, por la que se modifica el nombre oficial del municipio (incluida su capital) de Donostia-San Sebastián". Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (230). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 67877. 24 September 2012.
- ^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística. (Spanish Statistical Institute)". www.ine.es. Archived from the original on 29 November 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
- ^ Proyecto Audes. Archived 22 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Donostiarra. Diccionario de la Real Academia Española.
- ^ "Geography and Economy of Donostia-San Sebastián". Retrieved 3 July 2011.
- ^ European Commission (31 December 2015). "Wroclaw and San Sebastian: European Capitals of Culture in 2016". Retrieved 27 April 2022.