Badajoz

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

City
Collage de Badajoz.jpg
Flag of Badajoz
Coat of arms of Badajoz
Coordinates: 38°52′44″N 6°58′1″W / 38.87889°N 6.96694°W / 38.87889; -6.96694Coordinates: 38°52′44″N 6°58′1″W / 38.87889°N 6.96694°W / 38.87889; -6.96694
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
 • Density103.6/km2 (268.3/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST (GMT +2))
Postal code
70862
Websitewww.aytobadajoz.es

A major Napoleonic siege was fought here between Britain and France

Town twinning

Badajoz Media

References

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

Other websites

  Media related to Badajoz at Wikimedia Commons