Abertura is a municipality in the
province
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of
Cáceres and
autonomous community
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of
Extremadura
Extremadura ( ; ; ; ; Fala language, Fala: ''Extremaúra'') is a landlocked autonomous communities in Spain, autonomous community of Spain. Its capital city is Mérida, Spain, Mérida, and its largest city is Badajoz. Located in the central- ...
,
Spain
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. The municipality covers an area of and as of 2011 it had a population of 447 people.
Geography
The municipal district is generally flat, with an altitude of between 380 and 430m, taking the Esparragosa as the highest point. The main rivers are the Búrdalo and Alcollarín rivers.
Demography
Abertura has had the following populations from 1900:
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Specifically, during the 2000s, the population change was as follows:
History
In 1594 Cáceres formed part of the land of Trujillo in
Trujillo Province. At the fall of the
Ancien Régime
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it was part of the constitutional municipality in the region of
Extremadura
Extremadura ( ; ; ; ; Fala language, Fala: ''Extremaúra'') is a landlocked autonomous communities in Spain, autonomous community of Spain. Its capital city is Mérida, Spain, Mérida, and its largest city is Badajoz. Located in the central- ...
that, from 1834, became part of the Judicial District of
Logrosán. According to an 1842 census, the area accounted for 200 households and 1096 residents.
Education
In 2001, Abertura was the third municipality of more than 100 inhabitants in Cáceres province with a majority of the population without an education. In total, 66.2% of the population greater than 10 years old lacked any type of educational training. This percentage was well above the 23.9% regional average and the 15.3% state average.
Monuments
* San Juan Bautista Parish Church (15th century)
* Santa Ana Hermitage
See also
*
List of municipalities in Cáceres
This is a list of the municipalities in the provinces of Spain, province of Caceres (province), Cáceres in the autonomous community of Extremadura, Spain. There are 223 municipalities. List
See also
*Geography of Spain
*List of Spanish citie ...
References
External links
Cáceres Turismo
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