Province of Cáceres

File:Parte del puente romano Alconétar, Caceres.jpg

Part of the Roman Alconétar Bridge, Cáceres province

The province of Cáceres (Template:Langx; Template:Langx; Template:Langx; Template:Langx)Template:Citation needed is a province of western Spain, and makes up the northern half of the autonomous community of Extremadura. Its capital is the city of Cáceres. Other cities in the province include Plasencia, Coria, Navalmoral de la Mata, and Trujillo, the birthplace of Francisco Pizarro González. Template:As of, the province had 388,652 inhabitants, of whom a quarter lived in the capital.<ref name="ine">Template:Cite web</ref> The 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: <timeline> Colors=

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bar:1877 from:0 till:298 text:297,969
bar:1887 from:0 till:332 text:332,412
bar:1900 from:0 till:355 text:355,313
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
bar:2010 from:0 till:413 text:412,701
bar:2020 from:0 till:392 text:391,850

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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.Template:Cn

Administrative divisions

The province was formed in 1839, and is bordered by the provinces of Salamanca, Ávila, Toledo and Badajoz in the south and by Portugal in the west.<ref name="Brittanica">Template:Cite web</ref> The capital is the city of 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, Navalmoral de la Mata, Alcántara, and Trujillo. The province comprises 223 municipalities. Traditional 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 Cacereño, who currently play in the Segunda División B.

External links

• Cáceres Turismo