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Santutxu (it can also be spelled as Santuchu when written in Spanish) is one of the most populous neighbourhoods of Bilbao (Basque Country). It belongs to the 4th urban district, named Begoña. It is basically a popular residential neighbourhood but has also a relatively strong commercial area, including a food retail market of its own.

Santutxu is one of the most densely populated neighbourhood of Bilbao and of Europe, at 41.378 hab/km2 as of 2008. There are two underground stations (Metro Bilbao) in Santutxu, called 'Santutxu' (in Karmelo St. & Zabalbide St.) and 'Basarrate' (in Basarrateko Landa).

Category:Districts of Bilbao

Adding information from udal ekipamenduak: Santutxu has centro de tercera edad and servicio social de base de Santutxu.

History
Santutxu (Little Saint)(it is the reasult of the word santu meaning saint in Basque and the diminutive sufix -txu) whose name comes from a hermitage dedicated to Francis of Paola. This hermitage was founded in 1737 by Francisco Fernando de Barrenechea among others and the only reason for its creation was that settlers could attend Mass avoiding moving to Begoña church.Due to the size of the hermitage and the saint inside, it received the name of Santutxu.

In 1925 Begoña district was annexed to Bilbao. In the XXth century Santutxu passed from being a semi-rural area to a densely populated neigbourhood, specially after the construction and demographic boom of the 60's decade.