The province of Cáceres (; ; ; ) is a
province of western
Spain
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, and makes up the northern half of the
autonomous community
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of
Extremadura. Its capital is the city of
Cáceres. Other cities in the province include
Plasencia,
Coria,
Navalmoral de la Mata, and
Trujillo, the birthplace of
Francisco Pizarro González. , the province had 388,652 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 valleys North of Cáceres include the
Valle del Jerte, the gorges of
la Vera, the
Ambroz Valley, and
Las Hurdes with mountain rivers and natural pools. The southern border consists of the
Montes de Toledo. The remainder of the province is a plain, through which the river
Tagus and its tributaries run. The mountains are rich in wildlife, and in 1979, a nature park was created at
Monfragüe.
Population
The historical population is given in the following chart:
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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
bar:2010 from:0 till:413 text:412,701
bar:2020 from:0 till:392 text:391,850
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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 three on the
Alagón River, produces most of the hydroelectric power for the province.
The third largest 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
Talaván.
Administrative divisions
The province was formed in 1839, and is bordered by the provinces of
Salamanca,
Ávila,
Toledo and
Badajoz in the south and by
Portugal
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in the west.
The capital is the city of
Cáceres, whereas of 2014, about a quarter of the 408,703 people in the province lived.
Other cities in the province include
Plasencia,
Coria,
Navalmoral de la Mata,
Alcántara, and
Trujillo.
The province comprises 223 municipalities. Traditional
comarcas without administrative function in the province are
Las Villuercas,
Las Hurdes, and Monfragüe. Las Hurdes was one of the poorest regions in Spain's history.
Sports
The province's main
association football
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team is
Cacereño, who currently play in the
Segunda División B.
Notes and references
External links
Cáceres Turismo
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