La Albuera

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La Albuera
Municipality
Coat of arms
La Albuera Location of La Albuera within Extremadura
Coordinates: 38°42′58″N6°49′26″W / 38.71611°N 6.82389°W / 38.71611; -6.82389
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Extremadura
Province	Badajoz
Comarca	Tierra de Badajoz
Judicial district	Badajoz
Government
• Mayor	Manuel Antonio Díaz González (PSOE)
Area
• Total	26.4 km2 (10.2 sq mi)
Elevation	253 m (830 ft)
Population  (2018) [1]
• Total	2,029
• Density	77/km2 (200/sq mi)
Demonym	Albuereños
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	06170
Website	Official website

La Albuera is a village southeast of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. As of 2009 ^[update] it had a population of c. 2,000 inhabitants.

History

It was scene of the Battle of Albuera (16 May 1811) between Spanish, Portuguese and British troops under William Carr Beresford and the French ones led by Marshal Soult, in the course of the Peninsular War.

Geography

Located south of the city of Badajoz and next to the Spanish borders with Portugal, La Albuera is, along with Guadiana del Caudillo, ^[2] an enclave entirely surrounded by the municipal territory of Badajoz. ^{[3] [4]}

Twin towns

• Descartes, France

See also

• List of municipalities in Badajoz

References

1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
2. 4094691 (x   j   a   h) Guadiana del Caudillo on OpenStreetMap
3. 1809124 (x   j   a   h) La Albuera on OpenStreetMap
4. 342316 (x   j   a   h) Badajoz on OpenStreetMap

External links

• Media related to La Albuera at Wikimedia Commons