Barcarrota
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  Barcarrota Location of Barcarrota within Extremadura | |
| Coordinates: 38°30′53″N 6°50′55″W / 38.51472°N 6.84861°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Extremadura |
| Province | Badajoz |
| Comarca | Llanos de Olivenza |
| Government | |
| • Alcalde | Santiago Manuel Cuadrado Rodríguez |
| Area | |
| • Total | 136.1 km2 (52.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 467 m (1,532 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 3,580 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | Ayuntamiento de Barcarrota |
Barcarrota is a Spanish municipality in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura. It has a population of 3,664 (2007) and an area of 136.1 km².
Barcarrota was the location of the Battle of Villanueva de Barcarrota (1336), in which Castilian troops decisively defeated a Portuguese army.
References[]
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
Coordinates: 38°30′53″N 06°50′55″W / 38.51472°N 6.84861°W
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