Uribe

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The Merindad de Uribe or Uribealdea is a historical subdivision of Biscay, Basque Country, Spain. It contained most of the municipalities now within the comarca of Greater Bilbao in the Bilbao metropolitan area. The parts of Uribe which now fall under Greater Bilbao are:

Bilbao
The developed Eskuinaldea of the Estuary of Bilbao around Erandio, Leioa and Getxo
Part of the Uribe-Kosta north of Getxo, around Berango
The Txorierri valley including small towns such as Sondika and Zamudio
Hego Uribe south-east of Bilbao proper, around Basauri and Galdakao
Barakaldo, now considered to be part of the Left Bank

Additionally, the municipalities which comprise most of Uribe-Kosta further along the coast around Mungia, Sopela and Plentzia are in a separate comarca named Mungialdea, and a few rural municipalities at the southernmost tip of historical Uribe have been grouped with others in the Arratia-Nerbioi comarca.
Uribe is also a Basque surname. Etymologically it seems to read under the city/town but its meaning is not clear. Many people in Colombia, bears this surname, there are other branches in Mexico and Ecuador.