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Extremadura

Comunidad Autónoma de
Extremadura
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(In Detail) (In Detail)
CapitalMérida
Area
 - total
 - % of Spain
Ranked 5th
41 634 km²
8,2%
Population
 - Total (2003)
 - % of Spain
 - Density
Ranked 13th
1 073 050
2,6%
25,77/km²
Demonym
 - English
 - Spanish

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extremeño/a
Statute of Autonomy February 26, 1983
ISO 3166-2EX
Parliamentary
representation

 Congress seats
 Senate seats
 

11
2
PresidentJuan Carlos Rodríguez Ibarra (PSOE)
Junta de Extremadura

Extremadura is an autonomous community of Spain. It includes the provinces of Cáceres and Badajoz.

Some important cities are Cáceres, Badajoz, and Mérida, the capital of the autonomous community. For other municipalities, see lists by province:

Extramadura borders Portugal to the west. It is an important area for wildlife, particulary with the major reserve at Montfragüe

Bajadoz and Cáceres are, respectively, the largest and second-largest province of Spain.

Map of Extremadura:

Autonomous communities of Spain
Andalusia
Aragon
Asturias
Balearic Is
Basque Country
Canary Is
Cantabria
Castile-La Mancha
Castile-Leon
Catalonia
Extremadura
Galicia
La Rioja
Madrid
Murcia
Navarre
Valencia
Plazas de soberanía


The Extremadura Regional Government has authored its own Linux distribution, LinEx.