Guadalupe is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
of
Spain
, image_flag = Bandera de España.svg
, image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg
, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, i ...
located in the
province of Cáceres
The province of Cáceres ( ; es, provincia de Cáceres, ) 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 Pla ...
,
Extremadura
Extremadura (; ext, Estremaúra; pt, Estremadura; Fala: ''Extremaúra'') is an autonomous community of Spain. Its capital city is Mérida, and its largest city is Badajoz. Located in the central-western part of the Iberian Peninsula, it ...
.
It has a total area of 68.19km
2 and, as of 1 January 2021, a registered population of 1,822.
The
monastery of Santa María de Guadalupe is situated here.
Geography
The
Guadalupe River has its origins near the town in the
Sierra de las Villuercas. Its highest point, the
Pico la Villuerca reaches an altitude of 1603 m.
Pico la Villuerca
See also
* Monastery of Santa María de Guadalupe
References
Municipalities in the Province of Cáceres
Our Lady of Guadalupe
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