Province of Cáceres

Province of Cáceres
Provincia de Cáceres
Province

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Map of Spain with Province of Cáceres highlighted
Country Spain
Autonomous community Extremadura
Capital Cáceres
Area
 • Total 19,868 km2 (7,671 sq mi)
Area rank Ranked 2nd
Population (2014)
 • Total 408,703
 • Rank Ranked
 • Density 21/km2 (53/sq mi)
Parliament Cortes Generales
Part of the Roman bridge at Alconétar, Caceres province

The province of Cáceres (pronounced [ˈkaθeɾes]) is a province of western Spain, and makes up the northern half of the autonomous community of Extremadura. Its capital is the city of Cáceres. Other cities in the province include Plasencia, Coria, Navalmoral de la Mata and Trujillo, the birthplace of Francisco Pizarro González. As of 2014, the province had 408,703 inhabitants, of whom a quarter lived in the capital.[1] The Tagus river runs through the province.[2]

Geography

The northern natural border of the province is formed by the East-West running Sierra de Gredos which is part of the Sistema Central. The valleys North of Cáceres include the Valle del Jerte, the gorges of la Vera, the Ambroz Valley, and Las Hurdes with mountain rivers and natural pools. The southern border consists of the Montes de Toledo. The remainder of the province is a plain, through which the river Tagus and its tributaries run. The mountains are rich in wildlife, and in 1979 a nature park was created at Monfragüe.[2]

Economy

The plain is fertile and irrigation is used to raise cereals, tobacco, tomatoes, peppers and cherries, as well as cattle and pigs as some of the most important agricultural products. The Gabriel y Galán dam one of 3 on the Alagón River produces most of the hydroelectric power for the province.[2]

Administrative divisions

The province formed in 1839, and is bordered by the provinces of Salamanca, Ávila, Toledo, and Badajoz in the south, and by Portugal in the west.[2] The capital is the city of Cáceres, where As of 2014 about a quarter of the 408,703 people in the province lived.[1] Other cities in the province include Plasencia, Coria, Navalmoral de la Mata, Alcántara and Trujillo. It consists of 219 municipalities. Traditional comarcas without administrative function in Cáceres Province are Las Villuercas, Las Hurdes and Monfragüe. Las Hurdes was one of the poorest regions in Spain's history.[2]

Sports

The province has one association football team in Cacereño who currently play in the Segunda División B.

Notes and references

  1. 1 2 "Instituto Nacional de Estadistica" (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Cáceres". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 15 September 2014.

Coordinates: 39°40′N 6°00′W / 39.667°N 6.000°W / 39.667; -6.000

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