The province of Cáceres ( ;
es, provincia de Cáceres, ) is a
province
A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions out ...
of western
Spain
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, and makes up the northern half of the
autonomous community
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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 ...
. Its capital is the city of
Cáceres. Other cities in the province include
Plasencia,
Coria,
Navalmoral de la Mata
Navalmoral de la Mata is a municipality of Spain located in the province of Cáceres, autonomous community of Extremadura. Attached to the traditional ''comarca'' of Campo Arañuelo, the municipality lies on central-western Iberia, in between the ...
and
Trujillo, the birthplace of
Francisco Pizarro González
Francisco Pizarro González, Marquess of the Atabillos (; ; – 26 June 1541) was a Spanish conquistador, best known for his expeditions that led to the Spanish conquest of Peru.
Born in Trujillo, Spain to a poor family, Pizarro chose ...
. , the province had 408,703 inhabitants, of whom a quarter lived in the capital.
The Tagus river runs through the province.
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 Central System, Spanish and pt, Sistema Central, is one of the main systems of mountain ranges in the Iberian Peninsula. The 2,592 m high Pico Almanzor is its highest summit.
The Central System is located just north of the 40th parallel a ...
. The valleys North of Cáceres include the
Valle del Jerte
Valle del Jerte is a comarca and mancomunidad in the province of Cáceres, Spain
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, the gorges of
la Vera, the
Ambroz Valley, and
Las Hurdes
Las Hurdes (; Extremaduran: ''Las Jurdis'') is a ''comarca'' in the Sistema Central, at the northern end of the province of Cáceres in the Autonomous Community of Extremadura, Spain. A well-known historical region, Las Hurdes is currently a Site ...
with mountain rivers and natural pools. The southern border consists of the
Montes de Toledo
The Montes de Toledo are one of the main systems of mountain ranges in the Iberian Peninsula. They divide the drainage basin of the Tagus from the basin of the Guadiana. The highest peak is high La Villuerca.
Description
The Montes de Toledo are ...
. The remainder of the province is a plain, through which the river
Tagus
The Tagus ( ; es, Tajo ; pt, Tejo ; see #Name, below) is the longest river in the Iberian Peninsula. The river rises in the Montes Universales near Teruel, in mid-eastern Spain, flows , generally west with two main south-westward sections ...
and its tributaries run. The mountains are rich in wildlife, and in 1979 a nature park was created at
Monfragüe
Monfragüe (Spanish: ''Parque Nacional Monfragüe'') is a Spanish national park noted for its bird-life. It is situated in the center of a triangle formed by Plasencia, Trujillo and the city of Cáceres within the province of Cáceres. Monfra ...
.
Population
The historical population is given in the following chart:
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bar:1887 from:0 till:332 text:332,412
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bar:1910 from:0 till:396 text:396,100
bar:1920 from:0 till:413 text:413,162
bar:1930 from:0 till:449 text:448,781
bar:1940 from:0 till:505 text:505,162
bar:1950 from:0 till:548 text:548,256
bar:1960 from:0 till:557 text:556,759
bar:1970 from:0 till:468 text:467,687
bar:1980 from:0 till:421 text:421,449
bar:1990 from:0 till:411 text:411,464
bar:2000 from:0 till:404 text:403,621
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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 Alagón may refer to:
*Alagón (river)
The Alagón is a 205 km long river in Spain, right tributary to the Tagus, as well as this river's longest tributary. Its source is at 1060 m in the Sierra de Francia, near the village Frades de la Sie ...
produces most of the hydroelectric power for the province.
The third largerst photovoltaic installation in Spain (after the 500 MW Núñez de Balboa solar plant and the 493 MW Mula project) at 300 MW is located in
Talavan.
Administrative divisions
The province was formed in 1839, and is bordered by the provinces of
Salamanca
Salamanca () is a city in western Spain and is the capital of the Province of Salamanca in the autonomous community of Castile and León. The city lies on several rolling hills by the Tormes River. Its Old City was declared a UNESCO World Heritag ...
,
Ávila
Ávila (, , ) is a city of Spain located in the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is the capital and most populated municipality of the Province of Ávila.
It lies on the right bank of the Adaja river. Located more than 1,130 m abov ...
,
Toledo, and
Badajoz
Badajoz (; formerly written ''Badajos'' in English) is the capital of the Province of Badajoz in the autonomous community of Extremadura, Spain. It is situated close to the Portuguese border, on the left bank of the river Guadiana. The population ...
in the south, and by
Portugal
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in the west.
The capital is the city of
Cáceres, where about a quarter of the 408,703 people in the province lived.
Other cities in the province include
Plasencia,
Coria,
Navalmoral de la Mata
Navalmoral de la Mata is a municipality of Spain located in the province of Cáceres, autonomous community of Extremadura. Attached to the traditional ''comarca'' of Campo Arañuelo, the municipality lies on central-western Iberia, in between the ...
,
Alcántara and
Trujillo.
It consists of 219 municipalities. Traditional
comarcas
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, ...
without administrative function in Cáceres Province are
Las 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 ...
,
Las Hurdes
Las Hurdes (; Extremaduran: ''Las Jurdis'') is a ''comarca'' in the Sistema Central, at the northern end of the province of Cáceres in the Autonomous Community of Extremadura, Spain. A well-known historical region, Las Hurdes is currently a Site ...
and Monfragüe. Las Hurdes was one of the poorest regions in Spain's history.
Sports
The province's main
association football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...
team is
Cacereño, who currently play in the
Segunda División B
Segunda División B ( en, Second Division B) was the third tier of the Spanish football league system containing 102 teams divided into five groups, until it was replaced by the new structure in 2021. It was administered by the Royal Spanish Foot ...
.
Notes and references
External links
Cáceres Turismo
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