Municipalities in Álava province by active companies

Vitoria-Gasteiz had the highest active companies of 51 municipalities in 2016, at 14,889. Kripan had the lowest, at 5. The median was 59 and the figure for Álava province was 20,034. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest14,889Vitoria-Gasteiz

Lowest5Kripan

Median5951 municipalities

Álava province20,034History

All municipalities, 2016

count. Source: INE, Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Municipalities	2016 count	Change on 2015
1	Vitoria-Gasteiz	14,889	+2.7%
2	Laudio/Llodio	907	+0.9%
3	Amurrio	616	+2%
4	Laguardia	276	+0.7%
5	Oyón-Oion	271	0%
6	Legutio	260	+0.8%
7	Agurain/Salvatierra	258	+3.2%
8	Iruña Oka/Iruña de Oca	196	+1.6%
9	Alegría-Dulantzi	168	+5%
10	Ayala/Aiara	166	+1.8%
11	Zuia	156	+1.3%
12	Labastida/Bastida	125	-0.8%
13	Zigoitia	111	+1.8%
14	Artziniega	109	+2.8%
15	Elciego	80	+1.3%
16	Lapuebla de Labarca	78	+4%
17	Arratzua-Ubarrundia	77	+2.7%
17	Asparrena	77	+8.5%
19	Okondo	76	+2.7%
20	Lanciego/Lantziego	71	+1.4%
21	Urkabustaiz	69	+7.8%
21	Valdegovía/Gaubea	69	+1.5%
23	Campezo/Kanpezu	67	+4.7%
24	Barrundia	66	+6.5%
25	Lantarón	61	0%
26	Ribera Baja/Erriberabeitia	59	+1.7%
27	Erriberagoitia/Ribera Alta	52	0%
28	Aramaio	50	+2%
28	Villabuena de Álava/Eskuernaga	50	0%
30	Elburgo/Burgelu	47	0%
31	Arraia-Maeztu	42	+2.4%
32	Baños de Ebro/Mañueta	39	+2.6%
32	Berantevilla	39	+8.3%
34	San Millán/Donemiliaga	34	-5.6%
35	Bernedo	33	0%
35	Elvillar/Bilar	33	0%
37	Iruraiz-Gauna	26	0%
37	Samaniego	26	0%
39	Peñacerrada-Urizaharra	23	0%
40	Leza	21	0%
40	Navaridas	21	0%
42	Zambrana	18	0%
43	Kuartango	17	+13.3%
44	Armiñón	16	+6.7%
44	Moreda de Álava/Moreda Araba	16	+23.1%
44	Yécora/Iekora	16	+6.7%
47	Harana/Valle de Arana	15	+7.1%
48	Lagrán	13	0%
49	Añana	12	+9.1%
49	Zalduondo	12	0%
51	Kripan	5	0%

Other periods

About this ranking

Active companies on 1 January (INE Central Business Directory, DIRCE).

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the municipalities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721). https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Instituto Nacional de Estadística. (2026). Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721) (Municipalities in Álava province by active companies, 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721

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Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721), Municipalities in Álava province by active companies, 2016. Instituto Nacional de Estadística, 7 Oct. 2026, https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/alava-province-municipalities?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Instituto Nacional de Estadística. 2026. Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721). Municipalities in Álava province by active companies, 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/alava-province-municipalities?period=2016.

Harvard

Instituto Nacional de Estadística (2026) Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721), Municipalities in Álava province by active companies, 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/alava-province-municipalities?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{instituto_municipalities_in_alava_province_2016,
  author = {{Instituto Nacional de Estadística}},
  title = {{Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721): Municipalities in Álava province by active companies, 2016}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-companies/alava-province-municipalities?period=2016. Publisher attribution: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721). https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

RIS

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Which municipality has the highest active companies?

Vitoria-Gasteiz, with 14,889 in 2016, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which municipality has the lowest active companies?

Kripan, with 5 in 2016.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721). Retrieved 2026-10-12.