Sierra de Gata 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 ...

'' at the northern end of

province of Cáceres The province of Cáceres (; ; ; ) is a province of western Spain, and makes up the northern half of the autonomous community of Extremadura. Its capital is the city of Cáceres. Other cities in the province include Plasencia, Coria, Navalm ...

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- ...

, one of Spain's seventeen

Autonomous Communities The autonomous communities () are the first-level administrative divisions of Spain, created in accordance with the Spanish Constitution of 1978, with the aim of guaranteeing limited autonomy to the nationalities and regions that make up Spa ...

. The mountain range of

Sierra de Gata Sierra de Gata () is one of the main mountain ranges in the Sistema Central, Spain. The highest point is Peña Canchera (1,592 m). Geography The Sierra de Gata is located in the northwest of the province of Cáceres, which is in the autonomous ...

is in the area and has given its name to the comarca. The main town is

Moraleja Moraleja () is a municipality located in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain. It is the most important town in the Sierra de Gata comarca. The Postal Code is 10128. In 1915 there was a massacre at the Finca the Malladas, the farm owned b ...

. This comarca borders with

Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe. Featuring Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point in continental Europe, Portugal borders Spain to its north and east, with which it share ...

in the west in the area of the Portuguese Serra da Malcata Natural Reserve. There are linguistic affinities between this comarca and neighboring

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 ...

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Municipal terms

The traditional names of the towns and '' aldeas'' are in brackets. * Acebo (L'Acebu) * Cadalso (Cajarsu) *

Cilleros Cilleros is a municipality located in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain. According to the 2006 census ( INE), the municipality has a population of 1962 inhabitants. It is the birthplace of Real Madrid footballer, Fernando Morientes. See ...

(Cillerus) ** Parrera * Descargamaría * Eljas (As Ellas) ** El Soto (U Soitu) *

Gata Davionte Ganter, known professionally as GaTa, (born June 30, 1987) is an American rapper and actor best known for his role as a fictionalized version of himself, named Davionte Ganter / GaTa, in the FXX TV series ''Dave'', as well as for being ...

** Moheda de Gata (La Mueda) * Hernán Pérez (Jerranperris) * Hoyos (Joyus) *

** Cañadas ** Malladas ** La Mata ** Pedrizas ** Porciones **

La Quinta La Quinta (a Spanish idiom meaning "the country villa") is a desert resort city in Riverside County, California, United States. Located between Indian Wells and Indio, it is one of the nine cities of the Coachella Valley. The population was ...

** Rozacorderos *

Perales del Puerto Perales del Puerto is a municipality located in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain. According to the 2006 census ( INE), the municipality has a population of 992 inhabitants. See also * List of municipalities in Cáceres This is a l ...

(Peralis) * Robledillo de Gata (Robleillu) * San Martín de Trevejo (Sa Martín de Trebellu) * Santibáñez el Alto (Santibañis l'Altu) * Torre de Don Miguel *

Torrecilla de los Ángeles Torrecilla de los Ángeles is a municipality located in the Cáceres (province), province of Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain. According to the 2006 census (Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain), INE), the municipality had a population of 708 inh ...

(Torrecilla de los Ángilis) *

Valverde del Fresno Valverde del Fresno (, ) is a municipality located in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain. According to the 2006 census ( INE), the municipality has a population of 2576 inhabitants. The local linguistic variety is the Fala language, dif ...

(Valverdi du Fresnu) * Vegaviana * Villamiel ** Trevejo (Treveju) * Villanueva de la Sierra (Villanueva) * Villasbuenas de Gata (Villasgüenas)

References

External links

Página oficial de la comarca de Sierra de Gata

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