Foronda

{{short description|Hamlet in Álava, Spain}}

{{Expand Spanish|topic=geo|date=August 2011|Foronda}}

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| settlement_type = Concejo

| image_skyline = Foronda herria (Gasteiz) eta Zalla ibaia 1.jpg

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| image_caption = View of the Zalla river and the parish church in Foronda

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Spain

| subdivision_type1 = Autonomous community

| subdivision_name1 = Basque Country

| subdivision_type2 = Province

| subdivision_name2 = Álava

| subdivision_type3 = Comarca

| subdivision_name3 = Vitoria-Gasteiz

| subdivision_type4 = Municipality

| subdivision_name4 = Vitoria-Gasteiz

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| area_total_km2 = 3.51

| elevation_m = 517

| population_as_of = 2022

| population_footnotes = {{cite web |title=Nomenclátor: Núcleos |url=https://www.araba.eus/elva/Nomenclator/ELVA5005NomNucl.asp |website=Entidades Locales de Álava |publisher=Diputación Foral de Álava |access-date=4 September 2023 |date=1 January 2022 |lang=es}}

| population_total = 47

| population_density_km2 = auto

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| postal_code = 01196

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Foronda is a hamlet and concejo in the municipality of Vitoria-Gasteiz, in Álava province, Basque Country, Spain. It is located next to the Zalla river and in close proximity to Vitoria Airport.{{cite news |last1=Triviño |first1=Borja |title=Foronda: Un pueblo con mucha historia |url=https://www.gasteizhoy.com/foronda-un-pueblo-con-mucha-historia/ |access-date=4 September 2023 |work=GasteizHoy |date=30 November 2020 |language=es}}

Climate

This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, August has the warmest month with an average temperature of {{convert|19.1|C}}. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Foronda has a marine west coast climate, abbreviated "Cfb" on climate maps.{{cite web |title=Foronda, Spain Köppen Climate Classification |url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=591931&cityname=Foronda%2C+Pa%EDs+Vasco%2C+Spain&units= |website=Weatherbase |access-date=4 September 2023}}

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