The province of Cáceres ( Spanish : provincia de Cáceres ; Portuguese : província de Cáceres ; Extremaduran : provincia de Caçris ; Fala : provincia de Cáciris ) 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 , Navalmoral de la Mata , and Trujillo , the birthplace of Francisco Pizarro González . As of 2014 , the province had 408,703 inhabitants, of whom a quarter lived in the capital. The Tagus river runs through the province.
4-402: Escurial is a municipality located in the province of Cáceres , Extremadura , Spain . 40°37′00″N 5°57′19″W / 40.6167°N 5.9553°W / 40.6167; -5.9553 This article about a location in the autonomous community of Extremadura, Spain is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Province of C%C3%A1ceres The northern natural border of
8-569: A nature park was created at Monfragüe . The historical population is given in the following chart: 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 3 on the Alagón River produces most of the hydroelectric power for the province. The third largerst photovoltaic installation in Spain (after
12-644: The 500 MW Núñez de Balboa solar plant and the 493 MW Mula project) at 300 MW is located in Talavan . The province was formed in 1839, and is bordered by the provinces of Salamanca , Ávila , Toledo and Badajoz in the south and by Portugal 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
16-680: 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,
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