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Badajoz

City

Top:Placa Alta (Alta Square), Second left:Ayuntaniento de Badajoz (Badajoz City Council), Second right:Porta de Palmas, Third left:Alcazaba de Badajoz, Third right:Torre de Espantaperros (Espantaperros Tower), Bottom:A twilight view of Guadiane River and Badajoz Real Bridge

Top:Placa Alta (Alta Square), Second left:Ayuntaniento de Badajoz (Badajoz City Council), Second right:Porta de Palmas, Third left:Alcazaba de Badajoz, Third right:Torre de Espantaperros (Espantaperros Tower), Bottom:A twilight view of Guadiane River and Badajoz Real Bridge

Flag of Badajoz

Flag

Coat of arms of Badajoz

Coat of arms

Badajoz is located in Spain

Badajoz

Badajoz

Location in Spain

Coordinates: 38°52′44″N 6°58′1″W / 38.87889°N 6.96694°W
CountrySpain
Autonomous CommunityExtremadura
ProvinceBadajoz
ComarcaTierra de Badajoz
Founded875
Founded byIbn Marwan
Government
 • MayorFrancisco Javier Fragoso (PP)
Area
 • Total1,470 km2 (570 sq mi)
Elevation
 

(AMSL)

185 m (607 ft)
Population

 (2012)

 • Total152,270
 • Rank302
 • Density100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST (GMT +2))
Postal code

70862

Area code+34 (Spain) + 924 (Badajoz)
Websitewww.aytobadajoz.es

Badajoz (Extremaduran: Baajós) is the capital of the Badajoz Province in the autonomous community of Extremadura, Spain. The population in 2011 was 151,565.

A major Napoleonic siege was fought here between Britain and France

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Cinco ciudades hermanas" (in Spanish). Hoy.es. Archived from the original on 19 December 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2013.

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