Extremadura Guide Eng 2016

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GENERAL ASPECTS E

xtremadura, with an extension of 41,602 square kilo- metres, the 8% of the national territory, is located in the easternmost part of the South Submeseta borde- ring on Sistema Central to the north, Sierra Morena to the south, the nearby Portugal to the west and Casti- lla-La Mancha to the east. Almost 1.100.000 people live in these lands, with approximately 25 people / square kilometre whereas in Spain it is 80 people / square kilometre. Badajoz is the most populous city of the region, after the capital of Cáceres and Mérida, which is the autono-mous capital. Plasencia, Trujillo, Coria, Navalmoral, Almen- dralejo, Don Benito, Villanueva de la Serena, Jerez de los Caballeros or Zafra are some of the most impor- tant nucleus of the autonomous region.

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Trujillo