Guipuzcoa

Guipuzcoa, the smallest but the most densely peopled of the Basque provinces on the Bay of Biscay. The mountains are wooded, the climate good, minerals are largely produced, and there is a good deal of manufacturing industry—soap, pianos, carriages, carpets, iron, paper. The capital is San Sebastian. Area, 728 sq. m.; pop. (1887) 181,856. For the people, see BASQUES.