Las Vegas Altas

Las Vegas Altas, also known as Vegas Altas del Guadiana, is a

comarca A ''comarca'' (, or , or ) is a traditional region or local administrative division found in Portugal, Spain and some of their former colonies, like Brazil, Nicaragua, and Panama. The term is derived from the term ''marca'', meaning a "march, ...

in the

province of Badajoz The province of Badajoz () is a province of western Spain located in the autonomous community of Extremadura. It was formed in 1833. It is bordered by the provinces of Cáceres in the north, Toledo, Ciudad Real in the east, Córdoba in the so ...

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 ...

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. Its capital and administrative center is the urban area of the

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Don Benito Don Benito () is a Spanish town and municipality in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura, near the left bank of the Guadiana river. According to the 2014 census, the municipality has a population of 37,011. History Don Benito dates from the 15t ...

and

Villanueva de la Serena Villanueva de la Serena is a city in the Province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. It has a population of 26,111 (2010) and forms part of a larger urban area with the neighbouring town of Don Benito. History Founded in the thirteenth century as ...

. The comarca contains 16 municipalities and 90,697 inhabitants (

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2008). Las Vegas Altas borders a number of comarcas within Badajoz province:

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to the north;

Villuercas Las Villuercas is a ''comarca'' located in the province of Cáceres, western Spain. It belongs to the Autonomous Community of Extremadura. Despite the traditional strong identity of its inhabitants, this historical region has not been able to ach ...

to the northeast;

La Siberia La Siberia is a comarca in the northeastern portion of the province of Badajoz in the autonomous community of Extremadura, Spain. Its capital is the municipality of Herrera del Duque. The comarca is bordered to the north by the provinces of Cáce ...

to the southeast; La Serena to the south; and

Tierra de Mérida - Vegas Bajas Tierra de Mérida - Vegas Bajas is a comarca in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. It contains the following municipalities: * Alange * Aljucén * Arroyo de San Serván * Calamonte * Carmonita * Cordobilla de Lácara * Don Álvaro ...

to the southwest.

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