Laudio in Basque or Llodio in Spanish is a town and municipality located in the province of ÃÂlava, in the Basque Country, northern Spain.
Llodio is an important industrial center located at 50 km NW from the provincial capital of Vitoria and at 20 km SE from Bilbao. It is the second municipality of ÃÂlava, in population. The municipality has an area of 37,56 km<sup>2</sup> and a population (2005) of 18,633 (9,288 male, 9,345 female).
Since the 2019 Municipal elections the Mayor of Llodio is Ander Añibarro Maestre (PNV). The Basque Nationalist Party PNV/EAJ has 7 municipal councillors on Llodio Town Council, Bildu has 5, the local group Omnia has 3 while the Socialist Party of the Basque CountryâÂÂBasque Country Left has 2.
The results of the 2004 Spanish General Election in Llodio were as follows:
The town has a local athletics club, Club de Atletismo de Laudio, which has its own track and field stadium (the Estadio Ellakuri). The club has hosted the Cross Internacional Valle de Llodio, an annual international cross country running event, since 1985.