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.
6-482: 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. Its name comes from the old Arab medina of Makhada Albalat (or Madinat Albalat, meaning "way" or "road"), an archaeological site located next to
12-666: Is 55 km far from Trujillo , 79 from Plasencia , 82 from Guadalupe , 100 from Cáceres , 141 from Mérida and 216 from Madrid . Province of C%C3%A1ceres The northern natural border of 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
18-467: 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, 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
24-592: 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 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
30-448: 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 the province are Las Villuercas , Las Hurdes , and Monfragüe. Las Hurdes
36-591: The town. 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. 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 . The town
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