Pueblonuevo del Guadiana

Pueblonuevo del Guadiana
Pueblonuevo del Guadiana
Municipality
	Main entrance of the town
	Coat of arms
	Pueblonuevo del Guadiana Location in Extremadura
	Coordinates: 38°55′24″N 6°45′20″W / 38.92333°N 6.75556°WCoordinates: 38°55′24″N 6°45′20″W / 38.92333°N 6.75556°W
Country	Spain
Community	Extremadura
Province	Badajoz
Comarca	Tierra de Badajoz
Government
• Mayor	Pedro Pablo González Merino; (PP, since 2015)
Area
• Total	30.95 km2 (11.95 sq mi)
Elevation	180 m (590 ft)
Population (2018)
• Total	2,033
• Density	66/km2 (170/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Pueblonuvense
Postal code	06184
Website	Official website

Pueblonuevo del Guadiana, also shortened as Pueblonuevo, is a Spanish town and municipality in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura. It has a population of 2,046 and an area of 30,95 km².

History[]

The town is a planned community founded in 1948, as achievement of the ,^[3] and officially inaugurated in 1956 by Francisco Franco. It was one of the villages founded by the Instituto Nacional de Colonización during the Francoist Spain.^[1]

Geography[]

Pueblonuevo is located between the cities of Badajoz (24 km west) and Mérida (37 km east), and next to the Spanish borders with Portugal (40 km west of Elvas). It lies on a plain, rich in canals and rural lands, between the rivers and Guadiana.^[4]

The municipality is part of the Judicial district of Badajoz, has no hamlets, and borders with Badajoz, Valdelacalzada and Talavera la Real. Nearest settlements are , , Guadiana del Caudillo, Talavera la Real, , Valdelacalzada and .^[4]

Main sights[]

One of the sights of the town is the Catholic church dedicated to Christ the King (Iglesia del Cristo Rey), belonging to the Archdiocese of Mérida-Badajoz.

Transport[]

Pueblonuevo is crossed to the north by the Ciudad Real-Mérida-Badajoz railway, part of an international line that links Madrid with Lisbon. It is crossed to the south by the regional road EX-209, and is 13 km far from Badajoz Airport. Nearest motorway exit is "Talavera la Real", on the Autovía A-5 Madrid-Badajoz, and is 8 km far.^[4]