Editing Province of Cáceres

{{Short description|Province of Spain}}
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[[File:Parte del puente romano Alconétar, Caceres.jpg|thumb|Part of the Roman [[Alconétar Bridge]], Cáceres province]]

The '''province of Cáceres''' ({{langx|es|provincia de Cáceres}}; {{langx|pt|província de Cáceres}}; {{langx|ext|provincia de Caçris}}; {{langx|fax|provincia de Cáciris}}){{citation needed|date=January 2024}} is a [[provinces of Spain|province]] of western [[Spain]], and makes up the northern half of the [[autonomous communities of Spain|autonomous community]] of [[Extremadura]]. Its capital is the city of [[Cáceres, Spain|Cáceres]]. Other cities in the province include [[Plasencia]], [[Coria, Cáceres|Coria]], [[Navalmoral de la Mata]], and [[Trujillo, Cáceres|Trujillo]], the birthplace of [[Francisco Pizarro González]]. {{as of|2024}}, the province had 388,652 inhabitants, of whom a quarter lived in the capital.<ref name="ine">{{cite web|url = https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Datos.htm?t=56948|title = Instituto Nacional de Estadistica|language=es|access-date=5 February 2025}}</ref> The [[Tagus|Tagus river]] runs through the province.<ref name="Brittanica" />

== Geography ==

The northern natural border of the province is formed by the east–west running [[Sierra de Gredos]] which is part of the [[Sistema Central]]. The valleys North of Cáceres include the [[Valle del Jerte]], the gorges of [[la Vera]], the [[Ambroz Valley]], and [[Las Hurdes]] with mountain rivers and natural pools. The southern border consists of the [[Montes de Toledo]]. The remainder of the province is a plain, through which the river [[Tagus]] and its tributaries run. The mountains are rich in wildlife, and in 1979, a nature park was created at [[Monfragüe]].<ref name="Brittanica" />

==Population==
The historical population is given in the following chart:
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 bar:1910 from:0 till:396 text:396,100
 bar:1920 from:0 till:413 text:413,162
 bar:1930 from:0 till:449 text:448,781
 bar:1940 from:0 till:505 text:505,162
 bar:1950 from:0 till:548 text:548,256
 bar:1960 from:0 till:557 text:556,759
 bar:1970 from:0 till:468 text:467,687
 bar:1980 from:0 till:421 text:421,449
 bar:1990 from:0 till:411 text:411,464
 bar:2000 from:0 till:404 text:403,621
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==Economy==
The plain is fertile, and irrigation is used to raise cereals, tobacco, tomatoes, peppers and cherries, as well as cattle and pigs as some of the most important agricultural products.
The Gabriel y Galán dam, one of three on the [[Alagón River]], produces most of the hydroelectric power for the province.<ref name="Brittanica" />

The third largest photovoltaic installation in Spain (after the 500 MW Núñez de Balboa solar plant and the 493 MW Mula project), at 300 MW, is located in [[Talaván]].{{cn|date=April 2025}}

== Administrative divisions ==
The province was formed in 1839, and is bordered by the provinces of [[Salamanca (province)|Salamanca]], [[Ávila (province)|Ávila]], [[Toledo (province)|Toledo]] and [[Badajoz (province)|Badajoz]] in the south and by [[Portugal]] in the west.<ref name="Brittanica">{{cite web|title=Cáceres|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/87780/Caceres|website=Encyclopædia Britannica|access-date=15 September 2014}}</ref>
The capital is the city of [[Cáceres, Spain|Cáceres]], whereas of 2014, about a quarter of the 408,703 people in the province lived.<ref name="ine"/> Other cities in the province include [[Plasencia]], [[Coria, Cáceres|Coria]], [[Navalmoral de la Mata]], [[Alcántara]], and [[Trujillo, Cáceres|Trujillo]]. 
The province comprises 223 municipalities. Traditional [[Comarcas of Spain|comarcas]] without administrative function in the province are [[Las Villuercas]], [[Las Hurdes]], and Monfragüe. Las Hurdes was one of the poorest regions in Spain's history.<ref name="Brittanica" />

==Sports==

The province's main [[association football]] team is [[CP Cacereño|Cacereño]], who currently play in the [[Segunda División B]].

== Notes and references ==
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== External links ==
{{Wikisource1911Enc|Cáceres (province)}}
* [http://www.caceresturismo.net Cáceres Turismo]

{{Municipalities in Cáceres}}
{{Provinces of Spain}}
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