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Comunidad Autónoma de Extremadura
Flag of Extremedura Coat-of-arms of Extremedura
Flag Coat of arms
Map of Extremedura
Capital Mérida
Official languages Spanish;
Area
 – Total
 – % of Spain		 Ranked 5th
 41,634 km²
 8. Mérida is the capital of the autonomous community of Extremadura, Spain. An official language is a Language that is given a special legal status in a particular Country, State, or other territory Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. Here is a list of the autonomous communities of Spain in order of Area. To help compare Orders of magnitude of different geographical regions  Areas between 10000 km² and 100000 km² are listed here Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 2%
Population
 – Total (2005)
 – % of Spain
 – Density		 Ranked 12th
 1,083,879
 2. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology The density of a material is defined as its Mass per unit Volume: \rho = \frac{m}{V} Different materials usually have different Here is a list of the autonomous communities and autonomous cities of Spain in order of Population ( 2005) 5%
 26. 03/km²
Demonym
 – English
 – Spanish
 Extremaduran, Extremenian
 extremeño/a
Statute of Autonomy
 February 26, 1983
 – Congress seats
 – Senate seats


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President Guillermo Fernández Vara (PSOE)
ISO 3166-2 EX
Junta de Extremadura

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Origin of the name

Palacio de los Golfines de Abajo, Cáceres.
Palacio de los Golfines de Abajo, Cáceres.

There are various theories about the origins of the name. According to one, the name of Extremadura comes from Latin Extrema Dorii ("The ends of the Duero"), which designates that the territory is situated to the south of the basin of the Duero (and its tributaries). Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. The Douro or Duero ( Latin: Durius, Spanish: Duero, Portuguese: Douro, pron. A tributary is a Stream or River which flows into a mainstem (or parent river However, another well-respected theory is that the word Extremadura was used generically during the Reconquista in order to designate the lands situated on the borders of the Christian kingdoms to the north (in particular, the kingdoms of León and Castile) with Al-Andalus. The Reconquista (a Spanish and Portuguese word for "Reconquest" Arabic: الاسترداد, "Recapturing" was a period Kingdom of León was an independent kingdom situated in the northwest region of the Iberian Peninsula. Kingdom of Castile was one of the medieval kingdoms of the Iberian Peninsula. Al-Andalus (الأندلس was the Arabic name given to those parts of the Iberian Peninsula governed by Muslims or The Extremadura name would therefore be given to the borderlands of Castile, which later turned to the province of Soria (whose capital's shield says Soria pura cabeza de Estremadura), also known as Extremadura castellana. Kingdom of Castile was one of the medieval kingdoms of the Iberian Peninsula. Soria is a province of central Spain, in the eastern part of the autonomous community of Castile and León.

Sierra de Gredos on its Extremaduran side.
Sierra de Gredos on its Extremaduran side. The Sierra de Gredos is a Mountain range in the centre of the Iberian Peninsula, located between Ávila, Cáceres, Madrid and

This should not be confused with the former Portuguese province of Estremadura, although the etymological origin may be the same. Estremadura ((ɨʃtɾɨmɐˈðuɾɐ is a historical Province of Portugal.

Geography

Extremadura is contained within 37° 57' N, 40° 85' N latitude and 4° 39' W, 7° 33' W longitude.

The area of Extremadura is 41,633 km², making it the 5th largest of the Spanish autonomous communities. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve.

Mountain systems

To the north of Extremadura rise the sierras of the Sistema Central, composed of the Sierra de Gredos, the Sierra de Béjar where it reaches its highest altitude in the Calvitero at 2401 m and Sierra de Gata which separates Extramadura from Castile. The Sistema Central is a Mountain range on the Iberian Peninsula and a primary feature of the Iberian plateau (Meseta Central splitting the plateau into two The Sierra de Gredos is a Mountain range in the centre of the Iberian Peninsula, located between Ávila, Cáceres, Madrid and Sierra de Gata is a Mountain range in Spain in the northwest of the province of Cáceres, which is in the Autonomous community of Extremadura

In the center is the Sierra de las Villuercas and the Sierra de San Pedro, which form part of the Montes de Toledo

To the south rises the Sierra Morena which separates Extremadura from Andalusia. The Sierra Morena is a Mountain range which stretches for 400  km East-West across southern Spain, forming the border of the central plateau (

Hydrographic network

There are four different hydrographic basins:

Climate

The climate of Extremadura is Mediterranean, except to the north, where it is continentalized , and to the west, where the influence of Atlantic makes the climate milder. The Douro or Duero ( Latin: Durius, Spanish: Duero, Portuguese: Douro, pron.

In general, it is characterized by its very hot and dry summers, with great droughts, and its long and mild winters due to the oceanic influence because of its proximity to the Atlantic coast of Portugal.

Temperatures

The average yearly temperature fluctuates between 16 and 17°C year to year. In the north of Extremadura, the average temperatures are lower than those in the south, the values declining as you go southward to the Sierra Morena, where it diminishes from altitude.

During the summer, the average temperature in July is greater than 26 °C, at times reaching 40 °C.

The winters are mild with the lowest temperatures being registered in the mountainous regions, but an average temperature of 7. 5 °C.

Population

Most populated cities[1]
Position Municipality Population
1 Badajoz 143,748
2 Cáceres 90,218
3 Mérida 53,915
4 Plasencia 39,785
5 Don Benito 34,051
6 Almendralejo 31,424
7 Villanueva de la Serena 24,932
8 Navalmoral de la Mata 17,099
9 Zafra 16,417
10 Montijo 15,648

As of 2006-01-01, the population of Extremadura is 1,086,373 inhabitants, representing 2. Badajoz - (IPA, formerly written Badajos in English the capital of the Spanish province of Badajoz in the autonomous community Mérida is the capital of the autonomous community of Extremadura, Spain. Plasencia is a walled market city in the province of Cáceres and part of the region of Extremadura (at the Douro's river 'extreme' in Western Don Benito is a small Spanish city in the Badajoz province, Extremadura, near the left bank of the Guadiana river Almendralejo is a town in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. Villanueva de la Serena is a city in Badajoz Province, Extremadura, Spain. Navalmoral de la Mata is a municipality located in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain. Zafra is a town situated in the Province of Badajoz ( Spain) where it is one of the most important Montijo is a town in the province of Badajoz, in Extremadura, Spain. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC 74% of the Spanish population (44,708,964).

The population density is very low (25. 81 people/km²) if compared to Spain (84. 42 people/km²).

The most populated province is that of Badajoz, with a population of 673,474 and a population density of 30. Badajoz is a province of western Spain located in the autonomous community of Extremadura. 94 people/km². With an area of 21,766 km², it is the largest province in Spain. 412,899 people live in the province of Cáceres, which has an area of 19,868 km², and thus the largest province in Spain after Badajoz's. Cáceres is a province of western Spain, in the northern part of the autonomous community of Extremadura.

The most important urban centers are Badajoz (143,748 inhabitants), Cáceres (90,218), Mérida (53,915) and Plasencia (39,874). Badajoz - (IPA, formerly written Badajos in English the capital of the Spanish province of Badajoz in the autonomous community Mérida is the capital of the autonomous community of Extremadura, Spain. Plasencia is a walled market city in the province of Cáceres and part of the region of Extremadura (at the Douro's river 'extreme' in Western

Foreigners

In the Extremaduran territory there live 29,068 foreigners, according to the INE census of January 1, 2007, of which 16,647 live in the Province of Badajoz and 12,421 residing in Province of Cáceres. Badajoz is a province of western Spain located in the autonomous community of Extremadura. Cáceres is a province of western Spain, in the northern part of the autonomous community of Extremadura. The largest immigrant community is Moroccan with 9,218 people, followed by the Romanian with 4,324 and then the Portuguese with 3,492 people. Morocco (المغرب "al-Maghrib" officially the Kingdom of Morocco (المملكة المغربية is a country located in North Africa Brazilians account for 1,676 and Colombians make up 1,409. Of immigrants from Sub-Saharan Africa, the largest community is Senegalese with 88 people. Sub-Saharan Africa is a geographical term used to describe the area of the African continent which lies south of the Sahara, or those African countries Senegal (le Sénégal officially the Republic of Senegal, is a country south of the Sénégal River in western Africa. Of those from Asia, the Chinese make up the largest group with 631 people.

Historical development

The Extremaduran population, according to the 1591 census of the provinces of the Kingdom of Castile, there were around 540,000 people, making up 8% of the total population of Spain. Kingdom of Castile was one of the medieval kingdoms of the Iberian Peninsula. No other census was made until 1717. That year 326,358 people were counted.

From this period, the population grew steadily until the 1960s (1,379,072 people in 1960[2]). After 1960, emigration to more prosperous regions of Spain and Europe drained the population.

Municipalities

Extremadura consists of 383 municipalities, 164 are from the Province of Badajoz and the other 219 are from the Province of Cáceres.

Languages

The only language that is officially recognized is Spanish, however other languages are also spoken:

History

Lusitania, an ancient Roman province approximately including current day Portugal (except for the northern area today known as Norte Region), and a central western portion of the current day Spain, covered in those times today's Autonomous Community of Extremadura. This article concerns the Roman province For the ship see RMS Lusitania. The Roman Empire was the post-Republican phase of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Mérida (capital of Extremadura), became the capital of the Roman Lusitania province, and one of the most important cities in the Roman Empire. Mérida is the capital of the autonomous community of Extremadura, Spain. The Roman Empire was the post-Republican phase of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial

Extremadura was the source of many of the most famous Spanish conquerors ("conquistadores") and settlers in America. This article is about the Spanish explorer soldiers of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuriesfor other uses see Conquistador (disambiguation A Conquistador Hernán Cortés, Francisco Pizarro, Pedro de Alvarado, Pedro de Valdivia, Francisco de Orellana, Pedro Gomez Duran y Chaves and Vasco Nunez de Balboa were all born in Extremadura and many towns and cities in America carry a name from their homeland: Mérida is the name of the administrative capital of Extremadura, and also of important cities in Mexico and Venezuela; Medellín is now a little town in Extremadura, but also the name of the second largest city in Colombia; Albuquerque is the largest city in New Mexico and its name is due to a transcription mistake of Alburquerque, another town in Extremadura. Hernán Cortés de Monroy y Pizarro 1st Marqués del Valle de Oaxaca ( 1485&ndash December 2, Francisco Pizarro González 1st Marqués de los Atabillos (c 1471 or 1476 &ndash 26 June 1541 was a Spanish Conquistador, conqueror of the Incan Empire Pedro de Alvarado y Contreras (born Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain, ca Pedro de Valdivia (c 1500 - January 1, 1554) was a Conquistador and first royal governor of Chile. Francisco de Orellana ( Trujillo, Spain, 1511 - Amazon River, November 1546 was a Spanish Explorer and Conquistador. Vasco Núñez de Balboa (1475&ndash January 15, 1519 was a Spanish Explorer, Governor, and Conquistador. Mérida is the capital of the autonomous community of Extremadura, Spain. Medellín is a village in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain, notable as the birthplace of Hernán Cortés in 1485 Medellín, officially the Municipio de Medellín (Spanish or Municipality of Medellín (English pronunciation mɛdəˈjiːn or, Spanish: or) is the second See Alburquerque for other meanings Alburquerque is a town in the province of Badajoz in Spain. The two (to date) Spanish astronauts, Miguel López-Alegría and Pedro Duque, also have family connections in Extremadura. An astronaut or cosmonaut (космона́вт) is a person trained Pedro Duque Duque (born 14 March 1963) is a Spanish Astronaut and a veteran of two space missions King Ferdinand II of Aragon died in the village of Madrigalejo, Cáceres in 1516. Ferdinand II of Aragon the Catholic (Fernando II de Aragón y V de Castilla "el Católico" Ferran II d'Aragó "el Catòlic" Ferrando II d'Aragón Pedro de Valdivia founded numerous cities in Chile with names from small villages in Extremadura, such as Valdivia and La Serena. Pedro de Valdivia (c 1500 - January 1, 1554) was a Conquistador and first royal governor of Chile. Chile, officially the Republic of Chile ( Spanish:) is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow Coastal strip wedged between the Valdivia is a city and commune in southern Chile administered by the Municipality of Valdivia La Serena may refer to La Serena Chile, a city La Serena Colombia, a town La Serena Spain, a historical territory The capital Santiago de Chile was founded as "Santiago de Nueva Extremadura" (Santiago of New Extremadura). Santiago ( (litteraly in spanish Saint James) is the Capital of Chile, and the center of its largest Conurbation ( Greater Santiago

Economy

The Extremadura Regional Government has authored its own Linux distribution, gnuLinEx. A Linux distribution (also called GNU/Linux by distributions such as Debian, Fedora, Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Mandriva and gnuLinEx, or LinEx, is a Operating system based on Debian which uses GNOME as its desktop. Following the last board meeting of the Government held June 25, 2006, the councillor for Infrastructures and Technological Development, Luis Millán de Vázquez de Miguel, announced (Spanish) that a version of gnuLinEx, adapted for the public administration, will be established as the obligatory operating system in workplaces of the civil servants of the Junta and that the operating system will be gradually introduced to all administrative organizations of the Junta de Extremadura. Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. An operating system (commonly abbreviated OS and O/S) is the software component of a Computer system that is responsible for the management and coordination

Culture

These western Spaniards have some things in common with their Portuguese neighbors to the west.

Each year a bicycle race touring the region takes place. It is called the "Vuelta a Extremadura," and 2008 is its 21st running.

See also

References

  1. ^ Source: INE, Instituto Nacional de Estadística. Extremadura is a region in Spain near Portugal. Its folk music can be characterized by a melancholy sound and Portuguese influences as well as the predominance Estremadura ((ɨʃtɾɨmɐˈðuɾɐ is a historical Province of Portugal. Extremaduran ( estremeñu) is a Romance Language, spoken by several thousands of people in Spain, most of them in the Autonomous community (01-01-2006). Real Decreto 1627/2006, de 29 de diciembre
  2. ^ INE. The National Institute of Statistics (Instituto Nacional de Estadística is the official organisation in Spain that collects Statistics about demography Censo 1960. Tomo III. Volúmenes provinciales.


Dictionary

Extremadura

-proper noun

  1. An autonomous province of western Spain, capital Mérida
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