Valdecaballeros

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Valdecaballeros
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Valdecaballeros
Coordinates: 39°14′N05°11′W / 39.233°N 5.183°W / 39.233; -5.183
Country Spain
Autonomous community Extremadura
Province Badajoz
Area
  Total
90 km2 (30 sq mi)
Elevation
481 m (1,578 ft)
Population
 (2018) [1]
  Total
1,074
  Density12/km2 (31/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)

Valdecaballeros is a municipality located in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. According to the 2006 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 1264 inhabitants.

The Guadalupe River has its mouth in the Guadiana at the Garcia de Sola Dam, barely 1.5 km east of Valdecaballeros. The uncompleted Valdecaballeros Nuclear Power Plant is close to the town. [2]

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References

  1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. Corredor Ecológico y de Biodiversidad Río Guadalupejo Archived 2013-05-07 at the Wayback Machine