Arrieta

Arrieta (both in Basque and Spanish) is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the Basque Country, Spain. Arrieta is part of the "comarca" of Mungialdea. It had a population of 552 inhabitants as of 2007, and a population of 564 inhabitants as of 2017.
Toponym.
This municipality has its origin in the elizate "Líbano de Arrieta", which became a municipality in the 19th Century. The toponym "Arrieta" comes from the Basque word "harrieta", which means "stony place".