Places of short-Term Deprivation of Liberty Community, and its general remit is similar to that entrusted to national police forces under Articles 25 and 26 of the PGA on Security Forces. It is answerable to the Department of the Interior of the Basque Government. It comprises almost 8000 officers, 10.19% of whom are women. Its general organisation structure is as shown in the following graphic. 120. It operates in the provinces of Alava, Guipuzcoa and Vizcaya, covering a territory measuring 7,235.13 km2. Its forces are organised into various central units and 25 territorial stations. The table below outlines the arrests made in 2010 that resulted in detainees being held in cells. Table 20. Arrests by the Ertzaintza resulting in holding in cells per province and station Province Station ALAVA La Guardia Llodio Vitoria-Gasteiz VIZCAYA Balmaseda Basauri Bilbao Durango Erandio Galdakao Gernika Getxo Muskiz Ondarroa Sestao GUIPÚZCOA Azkoitia Beasain Bergara Donostia-San Sebastian Eibar Errenteria Hernani Irun Tolosa Zarautz Zumarraga Central Units Traffic Units Total no. of detainees No . Detainees 1,251 56 99 1,096 4,109 73 127 2,042 280 179 98 199 177 273 63 598 3,002 75 202 214 690 213 371 445 423 159 152 58 263 39 224 8,625 It operates in an area of 7,235.13 km2 and is organised into central units and 25 territorial stations Table 20. No. of arrests made by the Ertzaintza resulting in detainees being held in cells Source: Own work based on data provided by the Basque Govt. Dept. of the Interior. THE OMBUDSMAN OF SPAIN 75