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Bilbao (
Basque:
Bilbo) is a city in northern
Spain, the largest city in the
Pais Vasco and the
capital of the province of
Bizkaia. A major
seaport and industrial centre, it is located on the river
Nervión, and its suburbs extend to the
Bay of Biscay. The city has a population of around 372,000 (1994 est)
The city has recently undergone an urban renewal centred around the new metro system by Sir Norman Foster and, most of all, the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao by Frank Gehry. A new tram (Euskotran) was introduced in 2002.
It is the home city of soccer team Athletic Club Bilbao.
You can get more info in Bilbao's official web page: http://www.bilbao.net
