[3] Abetxuko was first mentioned in the Reja de San Millán [es] of 1025, where the name is spelled Avoggoco.

[7] During its first decades of existence, the neighborhood suffered from a lack of services caused its location far from the city center and across the river.

[8] The city tram was extended to the outskirts of Abetxuko in 2009, and in 2012 two more stops were added within the neighborhood.

Despite the increased integration of Abetxuko into the city, most socioeconomic indicators remain lower than in the rest of Vitoria-Gasteiz and its inhabitants retain a strong local identity.

The number of young people in the neighborhood has been in decline since the 1990s,[10] with the population of Abetxuko having one of the highest average ages of the city.