Don Benito
Don Benito | |
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Municipality | |
 Parish church of San Juan | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Don Benito Location in Extremadura | |
| Coordinates: 38°57′16.3″N 5°51′42.2″W / 38.954528°N 5.861722°WCoordinates: 38°57′16.3″N 5°51′42.2″W / 38.954528°N 5.861722°W | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous Community |  Extremadura |
| Province | Badajoz |
| Comarca | Las Vegas Altas |
| Founded | 15th century |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jose Luis Quintana Álvarez (PSOE-Extremadura) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5,616 km2 (2,168 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 280 m (920 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 37,010 |
| • Density | 6.6/km2 (17/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST (GMT +2)) |
| Postal code | 06400 |
| Area code(s) | +34 (Spain) + 924 (Badajoz) |
| Website | Official website |
Don Benito (Spanish pronunciation: [dom beˈnito]) is a Spanish town and municipality in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura, near the left bank of the Guadiana river. According to the 2014 census,[2] the municipality has a population of 37,011.
History[]
Don Benito dates from the 15th century, when it was founded by refugees from , who deserted their own town due to the danger of floods from the Guadiana.[3]
Battle of Medellín[]
On 28 March 1809, the 9 km separating Don Benito from Medellín was the site of a major French victory against Spanish troops during the Peninsular War.
Geography[]
Don Benito has 37,048 inhabitants, and is part of an urban area with Villanueva de la Serena (26,071 inhabitants) 5 km away.
The municipality is composed by the town of Don Benito and seven villages:
| Settlement | Population (2012) |
|---|---|
| Don Benito | 32,783 |
| 133 | |
| 549 | |
| 921 | |
| 718 | |
| 549 | |
| 664 | |
| 731 |
Demographics[]
Transport[]
The town is served by a railway station on the Ciudad Real-Badajoz railway, part of an international line that links Madrid with Lisbon. It has been interested, along with the nearby Villanueva de la Serena, by a project of a tramway, not yet finalized.[4][5] The town is also the southern terminus of the EXA2 motorway from Miajadas.
Famous residents[]
- Florinda Chico (1926-2011), actress
- Jesús Gil Manzano (b. 1984), referee
- Juanma Gómez (b. 1981), footballer
- Pedro Porro (b. 1999), footballer
Twin towns[]
Fquih Ben Salah, Morocco
References[]
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)
- ^ One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Don Beníto". Encyclopædia Britannica. 8 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 411.
- ^ (in Spanish) "The circular tramway Don Benito-Villanueva in the future". El Periódico Extremadura, 29-9-2007
- ^ (in Spanish) "The project of the Don Benito-Villanueva tramway will be taken by the regional board". Hoy, 12-2-2008
External links[]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Don Benito. |
- (in Spanish) Don Benito official website
- (in Spanish) Roman Villa of La Majona in Don Benito
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