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27-530: The Las Marismas zone forms a large part of the province of Huelva , province of Seville and province of Cádiz in Andalucia , Spain . The area includes parts of the municipalities of Isla Mayor , Los Palacios y Villafranca , La Puebla del Río , Utrera , Las Cabezas de San Juan and Lebrija . Rice farming in this area produces 40% of Spain's national crop. Some areas are protected for wildlife and habitat, including dunes. Approximately two millennia ago

54-584: A buffer zone between the human settlements of the Guadalquivir region and Doñana National Park , a protected area of marshland , streams , and sand dunes . The National Park was established in 1969 as a nature reserve when the World Wildlife Fund joined forces with the Spanish Government to purchase a substantial part of the local wetlands in order to preserve them. The Las Marismas area

81-412: A population density in 2018 of 31.07 inhabitants/km , below the national average (91.13 inhabitants/km ). It is the twenty-third most populated province in the country, just behind Toledo . It exceeds in almost 280,000 inhabitants to Cáceres (396,487), the other Extremaduran province. 22.26% of its inhabitants live in the city of Badajoz, which, with a population of 150,702 (INE 2019), stands out as

108-613: A protected nature reserve. In the mountain town of Almonaster la Real , the Visigothic-mosque church built in the first decades of the 10th century and whose mihrab is one of the oldest in Spain is one important turistic point. Of note is Huelva's recent classification of “rural tourism” for its interior mountain range. Huelva has 388 megawatts (MW) of wind power , 68 MW biomass power, and 66 MW of solar power . A 220 kilovolt transmission line has been constructed to send power to

135-475: Is 483,792 (2005), of whom about 30% live in the capital, and its population density is 47.67/km². It contains 79 municipalities . The economy is based on agriculture and mining . The famous Rio Tinto mines have been worked since before 1000 BC, and were the major source of copper for the Roman Empire . As an indication of the scope of ancient mining, sixteen million tons of Roman slag have been identified at

162-583: Is a Spanish noble title named after the area; this noble title was created by Royal Decree of King Ferdinand VII in 1829 for Alejandro María Aguado y Ramírez de Estenoz . In the early 21st century, the Guadalquivir wetland region's main economic activity is agriculture , specialising in the cultivation of rice . An area of about 400 km is devoted to rice farming . It has an annual output of about 310,000 metric tonnes, equating to approximately 40% of Spain's rice production. The wetland zone acts as

189-485: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Huelva (province) Huelva ( Spanish pronunciation: [ˈwelβa] ) is a province of southern Spain , in the western part of the autonomous community of Andalusia . It is bordered by Portugal , the provinces of Badajoz , Seville , and Cádiz , and the Atlantic Ocean. Its capital is Huelva . Its area is 10,148 km² . Its population

216-529: Is home to a large number of wildlife species. Commonly seen terrestrial animals include deer , lynx , and wild boars . Notable avian species include vultures , flamingos , herons , spoonbills , and ducks . The rare Spanish imperial eagle lives here, whose population is considered vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature . This article about a location in Andalusia, Spain,

243-509: The New World were from this province. Although many districts have low ranges of hills, the surface is more often a desolate and monotonous plain, flat or slightly undulating. Its one large river is the Guadiana , which traverses the north of the province from east to west, fed by many tributaries; but it is only at certain seasons that the river-beds fill with any considerable volume of water, and

270-625: The wetlands comprised a large lagoon and estuary , known as Lacus Ligustinus in Latin, leading to the Guadalquivir River mouth with some sand bars to the South. Over time the lake silted up, gradually transforming into marshland . This silt has formed into a barrier of dunes extending approximately 70 kilometres (43 mi) along the coast, known as Arenas Gordas (English: "the fat sands"). The marquessate de las Marismas del Guadalquivir

297-454: The Guadiana may frequently be forded without difficulty. The climate is continental with great extremes of heat in summer and of cold in winter, when fierce north and north-west winds blow across the plains. Mountains, pastures and Mediterranean forests are important geographical features of this province. The Province of Badajoz is divided into 165 municipalities . After Badajoz, the capital,

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324-537: The Roman mines. British companies resumed large-scale mining in 1873; the district is the namesake of the Rio Tinto Group . In the 21st century, municipalities such as Moguer , Palos de la Frontera , and Lepe , have witnessed the development of intensive water-demanding strawberry farming, which has elicited attention on the basis of alleged mispractices and abuses regarding the labor conditions of foreign workers and

351-477: The Spanish coast. The nuclei of Islantilla and Isla Canela are an example of this attempt to plan in a more coherent form. Although in a smaller scale in comparison to other regions, urban pressure continues. Previous developments that had little planning until recent time are El Rompido, El Portil, Mazagón and Matalascañas (Torre de la Higuera). Although Punta Umbría had its beginnings like pedanía de Cartaya, after

378-405: The democratization of summer tourism, it began its urban development for its proximity to the capital and its location on the beach. Present development would not endure without tourist activity and its vacation housing. Other tourist areas are Nuevo Umbría, Nuevo Portil, Punta del Moral, La Antilla and Urbasur. The marismas de Isla Cristina , next to the towns of Ayamonte and Isla Cristina , are

405-584: The ecocidal depletion of water resources in Doñana . The province contains Palos de la Frontera , and Moguer , where Christopher Columbus sailed out of on his first voyage in 1492, and shares the Parque Nacional de Doñana , located mainly in Almonte . The historical population is given in the following chart: The delayed tourist development of the province has allowed better city planning than in other regions on

432-421: The main grid as well as improving connections between Spain and Portugal. Badajoz (province) The province of Badajoz ( Spanish : provincia de Badajoz [baðaˈxoθ] ; Portuguese : província de Badajoz [bɐ.ðɐˈʒɔʃ] ) is a province of western Spain located in the autonomous community of Extremadura . It was formed in 1833. It is bordered by the provinces of Cáceres in

459-523: The main towns in the province are Almendralejo , Azuaga , Don Benito , Olivenza , Jerez de los Caballeros , Mérida , Zafra , Montijo and Villanueva de la Serena . There are also traditional comarcas (shires, but with no administrative role) in the province, including La Siberia and Llanos de Olivenza . The capital city of Badajoz is the most important commercial center of the province. The Council of Badajoz has its seat in this city. The province of Badajoz has 673,559 inhabitants (INE 2019), with

486-404: The most populated urban centre in the province. The next city by population is Mérida , which with 59,335 inhabitants (INE 2019), is home to 8.81% of the province's total population. The population in the province of Badajoz has been characterized by a constant growth until the 1960s, when a strong exodus towards more prosperous areas of the country began, mainly Catalonia and Madrid , reducing

513-450: The north, Toledo , Ciudad Real in the east, Córdoba in the south-east, Seville , and Huelva in the south and Portugal in the west. With an area of 21,766 km (8,404 sq mi), it is the largest province in Spain . The other province of Extremadura, Cáceres, is the second largest with 19,868 km in area. The province has a relatively lower population density in comparison to other provinces in Spain. As of 2021 ,

540-434: The population by almost 200,000 inhabitants in a matter of 20 years. Since the 1980s the population has stagnated below 700,000, with a slight growth until 2010, when the trend is again reversed and the province loses population again. If we observe the trend by municipalities, we can see how the municipalities located in the mountains to the east and south of the province are constantly losing population while those located near

567-579: The population centres of Badajoz, Mérida, Don Benito or Almendralejo are growing. The historical population is given in the following chart: The economic production differs according to the region and locality. Thus the big cities like Badajoz , Mérida , Don Benito , Almendralejo and others, offer and live from services and to a lesser extent from general industries of medium type. In the regions of Guadiana, Tierra de Mérida – Vegas Bajas, Vegas Altas and part of Tierra de Badajoz, and in Tierra de Barros besides

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594-457: The predominant olive groves in Tierra de Barros, and the vineyards, extensive in Tierra de Barros and in Llerena (Campiña Sur). The industrial sector, although less developed and very low in proportion to national activity, has a proportion of employed population similar to the agro-livestock sector: 12.13% (up to 26% if we include construction) compared to 14% (primary sector). The two main cities of

621-614: The province has a population of 669,943 inhabitants. Its capital is the city of Badajoz . The province enjoyed great prominence during the Roman empire when Mérida was made one of the capital cities. When the Visigoth period ended and the Moors had invaded Spain, the Ibn-al-Aftas dynasty established a great cultural and scientific centre in the province. Many of the explorers who set out to conquer

648-632: The province is based on tourism and agriculture . Some of the popular tourist destinations of the province include Badajoz, Fregenal de la Sierra , Jerez de los Caballeros , Llerena, Mérida, Olivenza , Alange, Alburquerque and Almendralejo. The popular dishes include hare, partridge and various pork products. Cornalvo Nature Reserve, the ancient structure of Roman Theatre in Mérida, National Museum of Roman Art in Mérida, Alcazaba City Wall and Ibn Marwan Monument and Espantaperros Tower of Badajoz Fortress are popular tourist spots. The National Museum of Roman Art

675-413: The province stand out: Badajoz and Mérida, with their respective industrial parks; and the towns of Jerez de los Caballeros, Don Benito-Villanueva and Almendralejo. The tertiary sector is the most predominant sector in the province (61.87% of the population employed), where the business (Almendralejo and Zafra), commercial (Badajoz) and tourism and administrative (Mérida) sectors stand out. The economy of

702-523: The traditional source of agricultural wealth, there is a flourishing industry of agro-livestock transformation. In other regions more distant from urban centres and the main roads, such as Campiña Sur, La Serena and La Siberia, the main source is the primary sector, i.e. agriculture and perhaps even more livestock (sheep and pig). The agricultural sector is dominated by irrigated areas in the Guadiana Valley (Badajoz, Montijo, Mérida, Don Benito-Villanueva),

729-591: Was designed in 1980 by architect José Rafael Moneo Vallés and completed in 1985. The architect designed the museum to have a Roman feel and look. Romans used to control present-day Spain, also known as the Iberian Peninsula, in the years following their arrival around 295 BC. Today, Mérida has the greatest number of noteworthy Roman buildings still surviving. It is also famous on an archaeological basis. The museum exhibits remnants of Roman infrastructure and dwellings, including those showing Christian influences like

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