Las Vegas Altas

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Las Vegas Altas
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Location in the province of Badajoz
Country Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Autonomous community Extremadura
Province Badajoz
Capital Don Benito
Municipalities
Area
  Total
1,841.40 km2 (710.97 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)
  Total
90,697
  Density49/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Largest municipality Don Benito

Las Vegas Altas, also known as Vegas Altas del Guadiana, is a comarca in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. [1] [2] Its capital and administrative center is the urban area of the municipalities of Don Benito and Villanueva de la Serena. The comarca contains 16 municipalities and 90,697 inhabitants (INE 2008).

Las Vegas Altas borders a number of comarcas within Badajoz province: Tierra de Trujillo to the north; Villuercas to the northeast; La Siberia to the southeast; La Serena to the south; and Tierra de Mérida - Vegas Bajas to the southwest.

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References

  1. "El Plan de Diputación para reducir los mosquitos en Vegas Altas ha llegado a 22 municipios". Región Digital. 2024-09-11. Archived from the original on 2024-09-27. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
  2. "Las Vegas Altas del Guadiana, en alerta roja por altas temperaturas durante el miércoles y el jueves". Radio Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-12-13.

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