Badajoz | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 38°52′44″N 6°58′1″W / 38.87889°N 6.96694°W | |
Country | Spain |
Autonomous Community | Extremadura |
Province | Badajoz |
Comarca | Tierra de Badajoz |
Founded | 875 |
Founded by | Ibn Marwan |
Government | |
• Mayor | Francisco Javier Fragoso (PP) |
Area | |
• Total | 1,470 km2 (570 sq mi) |
Elevation (AMSL) | 185 m (607 ft) |
Population (2012) | |
• Total | 152,270 |
• Rank | 302 |
• Density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST (GMT +2)) |
Postal code | 70862 |
Area code | +34 (Spain) + 924 (Badajoz) |
Website | www |
Badajoz (Extremaduran: Baajós) is the capital of the Badajoz Province in the autonomous community of Extremadura, Spain. The population in 2011 was 151,565.
A major Napoleonic siege was fought here between Britain and France