The province of Gipuzkoa (Spanish: Guipúzcoa), in the Basque Country, Spain, is divided into regions known as comarcas (Basque: eskualdeak). These divisions are primarily defined by the local topography and follow the valleys formed by the province's main rivers: the Bidasoa, Oiartzun, Urumea, Oria, Urola, and Deba.

While the Basque Statistics Institute (Eustat) officially groups the municipalities into seven statistical regions (Bajo Bidasoa, Bajo Deba, Alto Deba, Donostialdea, Goierri, Tolosaldea, and Urola Kosta), the territory is more commonly divided into ten administrative regions for local mancomunidades, regional planning, and tourism purposes.

List of regions

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! Region (Basque name)

! Spanish name

! Principal town

! River basin

|-

| Bidasoaldea

| Bajo Bidasoa

| Irun

| Bidasoa

|-

| Debabarrena

| Bajo Deva

| Eibar

| Lower Deba

|-

| Debagoiena

| Alto Deva

| Arrasate/Mondragón

| Upper Deba

|-

| Donostialdea

| Comarca de San Sebastián

| Donostia-San Sebastián

| Lower Urumea / Oria

|-

| Goierri

| Goyerri

| Beasain / Ordizia

| Upper Oria

|-

| Oarsoaldea

| Oarsoaldea

| Errenteria

| Oiartzun

|-

| Tolosaldea

| Tolosaldea

| Tolosa

| Middle Oria

|-

| Urola Erdia

| Urola Medio

| Azpeitia

| Middle Urola

|-

| Urola Garaia

| Alto Urola

| Zumarraga

| Upper Urola

|-

| Urola Kosta

| Urola Costa

| Zarautz

| Lower Urola / Coast

|}

See also

  • Comarcas of Spain
  • Comarcas of the Basque Country
  • List of municipalities in Gipuzkoa

References