Higuera
Higuera
Higuera de Albalat | |
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| Community | File:Flag of Extremadura with COA.svg Extremadura |
| Province | File:Flag of the province of Cáceres.svg Cáceres |
| Comarca | Campo Arañuelo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Victorino González Fernández[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 40.54 km2 (15.65 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 480 m (1,570 ft) |
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| Demonym | Higuereño/a |
| Postal code | 10359 |
| Website | Official website |
Higuera, also known as Higuera de Albalat, is a Spanish municipality of the Province of Cáceres, in the autonomous community of Extremadura. The municipality covers an area of 40.54 square kilometres (15.65 sq mi) and as of 2011 had a population of 115 people.[2]
History
[edit | edit source]Its name comes from the old Arab medina of Makhada Albalat (or Madinat Albalat, meaning "way" or "road"), an archaeological site located next to the town.[3] Among its historical attractions, Higuera has the ruins of an Islamic watchtower and its citadel, dating back to the 10th/11th centuries, located on Castil Oreja mountain.
Geography
[edit | edit source]The municipality, part of the judicial district of Navalmoral de la Mata, is located in the Monfragüe National Park and crossed by the river Tagus in its northern corner. It borders with the municipalities of Almaraz, Campillo de Deleitosa, Casas de Miravete, Deleitosa, Romangordo and Valdecañas de Tajo.[4]
The town is 55 km far from Trujillo, 79 from Plasencia, 82 from Guadalupe, 100 from Cáceres, 141 from Mérida and 216 from Madrid.
Demographics
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See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ (in Spanish) An interview with the mayor of Higuera (municipal website)
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- ^ (in Spanish) Madinat Albalat (municipal website)
- ^ 346288 Higuera on OpenStreetMap
External links
[edit | edit source]- Error creating thumbnail: File missing Media related to Lua error in Module:Commons_link at line 62: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). at Wikimedia Commons
- (in Spanish) Higuera official website
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