Puebla de Alcocer is a municipality located 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, Spain. It is located in the comarca of La Siberia. According to the 2005 census ( INE), the municipality has a population of 1269 inhabitants. Puebla de Alcocer is the birthplace of one of the tallest persons alive in his time, Agustin Luengo (El Gigante Extremeño), who was born in 1826. Luengo was about 7'8" tall, or 235cm. Puebla de Alcocer is located about 2 miles away from the La Serena reservoir, Spain's largest.

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Municipalities in the Province of Badajoz {{Badajoz-geo-stub