Ertzaintza

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People's Guard Ertzaintza
Badge of the Ertzaintza
Flag of the Ertzaintza
Agency overview
Formed	1982
Preceding agency	Ertzaña
Annual budget	US$634.34 million (€570 million) (2015)
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Basque Country, Spain
Governing body	Home Office of the Basque Government
Constituting instrument	Statute of Autonomy of the Basque Country
General nature	Local civilian police
Operational structure
Headquarters	Erandio (Biscay), Basque Country, Spain
Ertzainas	8,000
Elected officer responsible	Estefanía Beltrán de Heredia, Basque Minister of Security
Agency executive	Gervasio Gabirondo[1], Director
Divisions	List Citizen Security Criminal Investigations Intelligence
Police Stations	List Vitoria-Gasteiz Llodio/Laudio Laguardia/Guardia Durango Balmaseda Sestao Bilbao/Bilbo Beasain Zumarraga Tolosa Azkoitia Zarautz Hernani Donostia/San Sebastián Errenteria Irun Eibar Bergara Ondarroa Gernika Muskiz
Facilities
Stations	20
Boats	9
Helicopters	2
Notables
Anniversaries	Ertzaintza Day (May 16) Honouring Ertzaintza Victims of Terrorism (June 14)
Website
http://www.ertzaintza.eus

The Ertzaintza (Basque: [erts̻aints̻a], English: Public Guard or People's Guard) is the autonomous police force for the Basque Country, largely replacing the Spanish Policía Nacional (National Police) and Guardia Civil (Civil Guard). An Ertzaintza member is called an ertzaina (IPA: [erts̻aɲa]).