Muskiz

Muskiz is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country, northern Spain.

Neighborhoods

Muskiz is administratively divided into six neighborhoods or wards:

Official name	Basque name
Cobarón	Kobaron
Rigada	Larrainaga
Pobeña	Pobeña
San Juan	San Juan Muskiz
San Julián	San Julian
Santelices	Santelices

Economy

In the 1970s the petrochemical company Petronor built a refinery with a 222 metres tall chimney called La Catalítica.

Notable people

Nicolás de la Quadra, painter
Jose Ramon Campos, painter