Mutriku

Mutriku
Motrico
City and Municipality
Port of Mutriku
Mutriku
Location of Mutriku in the Basque Country and Spain
Coordinates: 43°18′26″N 2°23′6″W / 43.30722°N 2.38500°W / 43.30722; -2.38500
Country Spain
Autonomous Community Basque Country
ProvinceGipuzkoa
ComarcaDebabarrena
Government
  MayorJosé Ignacio Palenzuela Arrieta (EH Bildu)
Area
  Total
27.7 km2 (10.7 sq mi)
Elevation49 m (161 ft)
Population
 (2018)
  Total
5,354
  Density190/km2 (500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST (GMT +2))
Postal code
20830
Area code+34 (Spain) + 943 (Gipuzkoa)
Websitewww.mutriku.eus

Mutriku (Spanish: Motrico) is a coastal town located in the province of Gipuzkoa in the Autonomous Community of Basque Country in northern Spain. It has a population of around 5000 and provides access to the Bay of Biscay. It is the site of the world's first multi-turbine breakwater wave power station, opened July 8, 2011. The Church of San Andrés can be found here, being one of the oldest churches in Gipuzkoa, dating to the year 1080.