The city of Miranda de Ebro is located in the northeastern part of the province of Burgos, 80 kilometres (50 mi) from the capital, in the autonomous community of Castile and León (Spain).

The earliest mention of the name of Miranda de Ebro is in the Codex Vigilanus, which describes the famous expedition that Alfonso I of Asturias undertook in 757.

After the assassination of Sancho Garcés IV of Navarre, Vizcaya, Álava, La Rioja and the royal family, Alfonso VI of Castile and Leon was recognized as king.

World War II Czechoslovak fighter pilot ace František Fajtl was held here as a POW for two months in 1942.

In 1999, a celebration to commemorate the Ninth Centenary of the Fuero of Miranda took place in the presence of Infanta Doña Cristina and her husband Don Iñaki de Urdangarín.

The mayoress of the city is Aitana Hernando, member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE).

The secondary sector is developed thanks to its excellent geographic situation, next to the Basque Country and La Rioja, making Miranda de Ebro a city with a strong industrial and logistic character.

No commercial center exists and the commerce of Miranda is harmed due to the competition generated from nearby Vitoria.

After a gradual reduction of population during the 1990s, Miranda has gained inhabitants each year due in part to arrivals from neighboring Álava in search of cheap housing.

The second, AP-69 or Autopista Dos Mares (Two Seas Freeway), will connect Miranda to the Cantabrian coastal plain via the Merindades.

It also possesses an important distribution hub in its Merchandise Classification and numerous RENFE[note 1] shops.

The ADIF[note 2] command post, which is in charge of traffic control for the whole of northern Spain,[2] is located in Miranda's railway facilities.

The Miranda de Ebro bus terminal will be located on Railway Circle in the city centre, a few metres from the station.

A fleet of buses operate a single route between the hospital and El Lago, though two new lines are expected in 2009.

Miranda de Ebro has not historically been known for having many areas of greenery within the city, but in recent years a series of parks and gardens have been created to correct this shortcoming.

The town of Miranda de Ebro features most of its sports facilities in Anduva Municipal MultiSports (Polideportivo Municipal de Anduva), which contains tennis courts, a covered court, a heated pool, outdoor pools, multi-sport fields, a gymnasium, a running track, and soccer pitches with both natural and artificial grass.