Lekeitio

Lekeitio Lekeitio Lequeitio
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Lekeitio Location of Lekeitio within the Basque Country
Coordinates: 43°21′44″N 02°29′46″W / 43.36222°N 2.49611°W / 43.36222; -2.49611
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Basque Country
Province	Biscay
Comarca	Lea-Artibai
Government
• Mayor	Koldo Goitia Markuerkiaga
Area
• Total	1.90 km2 (0.73 sq mi)
Elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	7,258
• Density	3,800/km2 (9,900/sq mi)
Demonym	Lekeitiarrak (Spanish: Lequeitianos)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
Postal code	48280
Website	Official website

Lekeitio (Basque: [lekeiti.o]; Spanish: Lequeitio) is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the Spanish Autonomous Community of Basque Country, 53 km (33 mi) northeast from Bilbao. The municipality has 7,307 inhabitants (2019) and is one of the most important fishing ports of the Basque coast. Tourism has an important role during the summer seasons, when the town is a resort with one beach called Isuntza and the nearby Karraspio beach in the town of Mendexa.

The most important monument is the church of Santa María, a gothic basilica from the 15th century. Lekeitio is also the birthplace of Resurrección María de Azkue, one of the most important Basque scholars of the 19th century.