Torrequemada

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Torrequemada, Spain
Escudo de Torrequemada.svg
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Coordinates: 39°22′N6°13′W / 39.367°N 6.217°W / 39.367; -6.217 Coordinates: 39°22′N6°13′W / 39.367°N 6.217°W / 39.367; -6.217
Country Spain
Autonomous community Extremadura
Province Cáceres
Municipality Torrequemada
Area
  Total30 km2 (10 sq mi)
Population
 (2018) [1]
  Total570
  Density19/km2 (49/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)

Torrequemada is a municipality located in the province of Cáceres, in the autonomous community of Extremadura, Spain. The name Torrequemada is derived from the Spanish words torre meaning "tower" and quemada meaning "burnt." In 1594 it was part of the Cáceres district in the province of Trujillo. [2]

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References

  1. "Municipal Register of Spain 2018". National Statistics Institute . Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  2. 1591 Spanish census (in Spanish)