Beasain is a town and municipality located in the Goierri region of the province of Gipuzkoa, in the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country, northern Spain. It has an important industry of railway vehicles and related equipment (CAF)[2] that exports its production around the world.

Beasain
Municipality
Beasain
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 43°02′45″N 2°11′22″W
Country	Spain
Autonomous Community	Basque Country
Province	Gipuzkoa
Eskualdea	Goierri
Founded	1615
Government
• Type	City Council
• Mayor	Aitor Aldasoro Iturbe (PNV)
Area
• Total	30.02 km2 (11.59 sq mi)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	13,881
• Density	460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (GMT +1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (GMT +2)
Post code	20200
Area code(s)	+34 943
Website	www.beasain.eus

In 2015 it had a population of 13,980 inhabitants.

Notable people

• Karlos Arguiñano (born September 6, 1948) is a Spanish chef.
• Pako Ayestarán (born 5 February 1963) is a Spanish football manager, currently Head Coach of Valencia CF.
• Gorka Elustondo (born 18 March 1987) is a Spanish football player, currently playing for Rayo Vallecano

References

External links

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• Official website (in Spanish and Basque)
• "Beasain", Auñamendi Eusko Entziklopedia (in Spanish)

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