Vizcaya

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For the Vizcaya mansion in Florida, see Villa Vizcaya

Biscay (Basque Bizkaia, Spanish: Vizcaya) is a province of northern Spain, in the northwestern part of the autonomous community of the Basque Country.

It is bordered by the provinces of Cantabria, Burgos, Guipúzcoa, and Álava, and by the Cantabrian Sea (Bay of Biscay).

Of the 1,133,444 people who live in Vizcaya, about 30% live in the capital, Bilbao (Basque: Bilbo). Guernica (Basque: Gernika-Lumo), a town regarded as the spiritual centre of the traditional Basque Country, is located in Biscay.

Other important towns include Barakaldo, Portugalete, Durango, and Balmaseda. See List of municipalities in Vizcaya.

Biscayan is a dialect of the Basque language spoken in the region.

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