La Serena is a

comarca A ''comarca'' (, , , ) 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, mark ...

located in the east of 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 ...

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- ...

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. The main town is Castuera. It is a comarca based on a

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which includes plains, as well as some low ranges of the

Sierra Morena The Sierra Morena is one of the main systems of mountain ranges in Spain. It stretches for 450 kilometres from east to west across the south of the Iberian Peninsula, forming the southern border of the ''Meseta Central'' plateau and providi ...

. The climate is

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, with strong fluctuations. It grows fine grass grazed by

merino sheep The Merino is a list of sheep breeds, breed or group of breeds of domestic sheep, characterised by very fine soft wool. It was established in Spain near the end of the Middle Ages, and was for several centuries kept as a strict Spanish monop ...

that produce a renowned

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and whose

milk Milk is a white liquid food produced by the mammary glands of lactating mammals. It is the primary source of nutrition for young mammals (including breastfeeding, breastfed human infants) before they are able to digestion, digest solid food. ...

yields a well known cheese denominated La Serena cheese, which is a protected product by its origin. The population of the territory is around 39,000 inhabitants.

Municipalities

The comarca contains the following municipalities: * Benquerencia de la Serena * Campanario * Capilla * Castuera * Cabeza del Buey * Esparragosa de la Serena * Higuera de la Serena * La Coronada * La Haba * Magacela * Malpartida de la Serena * Monterrubio de la Serena *

Orellana la Vieja Orellana la Vieja is a municipality located in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. According to the 2005 census A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating p ...

* Peñalsordo * Quintana de la Serena * Valle de la Serena *

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 ...

Zalamea de la Serena Zalamea de la Serena is a municipality in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. According to the 2014 census, Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) the municipality has a population of 3797 inhabitants. Zalamea is the setting of the p ...

Zarza-Capilla Zarza-Capilla is a Spanish municipality in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura. According to the 2014 census, Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) the municipality has a population of 363 inhabitants. See also * List of municipalities in Badaj ...

External links

La Serena (Facebook)

Oveja Merina

Queso de Oveja Merina de La Serena

References

Comarcas of Extremadura Province of Badajoz {{Extremadura-geo-stub