Badajoz facts for kids
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Badajoz
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![]() Top:Placa Alta (Alta Square), Second left:Ayuntaniento de Badajoz (Badajoz City Council), Second right:Porta de Palmas, Third left:Alcazaba de Badajoz, Third right:Torre de Espantaperros (Espantaperros Tower), Bottom:A twilight view of Guadiane River and Badajoz Real Bridge
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Province | Badajoz | ||
Comarca | Tierra de Badajoz | ||
Founded | 875 | ||
Founded by | Ibn Marwan | ||
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• Total | 1,470 km2 (570 sq mi) | ||
Elevation
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185 m (607 ft) | ||
Population
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• Total | 152,270 | ||
• Rank | 302 | ||
• Density | 103.6/km2 (268.3/sq mi) | ||
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | ||
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST (GMT +2)) | ||
Postal code |
70862
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Area code(s) | +34 (Spain) + 924 (Badajoz) |
Badajoz (Extremaduran: Baajós) is the capital of the Badajoz Province in the autonomous community of Extremadura, Spain. The population in 2011 was 151,565.
A major Napoleonic siege was fought here between Britain and France
Town twinning
Elvas, Portugal
Santarém, Portugal
Nazaré, Portugal
Blumenau, Brazil
Granada, Nicaragua
Images for kids
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Façade of the Badajoz Cathedral.
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