Municipalities in Gipuzkoa province by active companies

Donostia/San Sebastián had the highest active companies of 88 municipalities in 2016, at 16,816. Orexa had the lowest, at 5. The median was 135 and the figure for Gipuzkoa province was 52,016. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest16,816Donostia/San Sebastián

Lowest5Orexa

Median13588 municipalities

Gipuzkoa province52,016History

Top 40 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	Donostia/San Sebastián	16,816	+1.1%
2	Irun	4,893	+1.7%
3	Errenteria	2,178	+1.3%
4	Zarautz	1,790	+1%
5	Eibar	1,633	+1.8%
6	Hernani	1,466	+1.2%
7	Tolosa	1,281	+0.7%
8	Hondarribia	1,187	+1.9%
9	Arrasate/Mondragón	1,116	+1.8%
10	Azpeitia	1,090	+2%
11	Lasarte-Oria	1,086	+0.8%
12	Oiartzun	1,082	+2.3%
13	Andoain	920	+1.2%
14	Pasaia	889	+2.1%
15	Bergara	884	+1.7%
16	Beasain	882	+2.1%
17	Elgoibar	797	+1.3%
18	Astigarraga	703	+0.7%
19	Azkoitia	669	+2.3%
20	Ordizia	605	+0.8%
21	Zumaia	601	+1.5%
22	Oñati	562	+1.3%
23	Lezo	510	+1.2%
24	Usurbil	506	+0.4%
25	Zumarraga	482	+1.7%
26	Urnieta	476	+1.5%
27	Legazpi	467	+0.2%
28	Urretxu	462	+2%
29	Deba	418	+2.5%
30	Orio	372	+0.3%
31	Aretxabaleta	340	+0.9%
32	Villabona	295	+2.4%
33	Lazkao	291	+2.5%
34	Ibarra	274	+2.2%
35	Zestoa	260	+1.6%
36	Mutriku	254	+2%
37	Soraluze-Placencia de las Armas	197	+1%
38	Getaria	196	+1.6%
39	Eskoriatza	193	+2.1%
40	Aia	176	+0.6%
41	Zizurkil	172	+2.4%
42	Asteasu	164	+2.5%
43	Irura	152	+1.3%
44	Idiazabal	139	-0.7%
45	Mendaro	130	+3.2%
46	Alegia	119	+0.8%
47	Anoeta	118	+3.5%
48	Antzuola	103	+1%
49	Zaldibia	99	+1%
50	Aduna	94	+1.1%
51	Olaberria	92	-1.1%
52	Elgeta	91	0%
53	Ataun	85	0%
54	Zegama	84	-1.2%
55	Ormaiztegi	83	+1.2%
56	Legorreta	73	-1.4%
57	Ezkio-Itsaso	67	+6.3%
58	Berastegi	65	0%
59	Amezketa	63	+1.6%
60	Segura	60	+3.4%
61	Aizarnazabal	55	+7.8%
62	Belauntza	53	0%
63	Errezil	44	0%
64	Leaburu	39	+5.4%
65	Lizartza	38	0%
66	Altzo	37	-2.6%
66	Bidania-Goiatz	37	+2.8%
66	Gabiria	37	+5.7%
69	Ikaztegieta	35	-2.8%
70	Itsasondo	32	+3.2%
71	Larraul	23	+4.5%
72	Albiztur	22	0%
72	Berrobi	22	0%
74	Abaltzisketa	21	+5%
74	Alkiza	21	+5%
76	Hernialde	18	0%
77	Arama	16	0%
77	Beizama	16	+6.7%
79	Elduain	15	0%
79	Zerain	15	0%
81	Mutiloa	14	0%
82	Altzaga	11	0%
82	Leintz-Gatzaga	11	-8.3%
84	Orendain	9	+12.5%
85	Gaztelu	7	0%
86	Baliarrain	6	0%
87	Gaintza	5	0%
87	Orexa	5	0%

Other periods

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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.

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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 Gipuzkoa 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 Gipuzkoa 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/gipuzkoa-province-municipalities?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Instituto Nacional de Estadística. 2026. Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721). Municipalities in Gipuzkoa 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/gipuzkoa-province-municipalities?period=2016.

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BibTeX

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  author = {{Instituto Nacional de Estadística}},
  title = {{Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721): Municipalities in Gipuzkoa 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/gipuzkoa-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.},
}

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Which municipality has the highest active companies?

Donostia/San Sebastián, with 16,816 in 2016, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which municipality has the lowest active companies?

Orexa, 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.