Ataun

Ataun
Municipality
Ataun Town
Seal
Nicknames:  Aralarko Atea, "El Paso" Gipuzkoarra
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Basque Country
Province	Gipuzkoa
Eskualdea	Goierri
Government
• Mayor	Martin Aramendi (EH Bildu)
Area
• Total	58.73 km2 (22.68 sq mi)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	1,669
• Density	28/km2 (74/sq mi)
Demonym	Ataundar
Official language(s)	Basque, Spanish

Ataun is a town located at the foot of the Aralar Range in the Goierri region of the province of Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country, in the north of Spain. The town consists of three major parishes - San Martin, San Gregorio and Aia - along with several other minor boroughs.

Notable of Ataun

• Jose Migel Barandiaran, anthropologist, ethnographer and priest

References

External links

• Official Website (in Basque and Spanish)
• ATAUN in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa) (in Spanish)

42°58′41″N 2°10′53″W / 42.97806°N 2.18139°W / 42.97806; -2.18139