Badajoz

Badajoz (Extremaduran: Baajós) is the capital of the Badajoz Province in the autonomous community of Extremadura, Spain. The population in 2011 was 151,565.

Badajoz
City
Top:Placa Alta (Alta Square), Second left:Ayuntaniento de Badajoz (Badajoz City Council), Second right:Porta de Palmas, Third left:Alcazaba de Badajoz, Third right:Torre de Espantaperros (Espantaperros Tower), Bottom:A twilight view of Guadiane River and Badajoz Real Bridge
Flag Coat of arms
Badajoz Location in Spain
Coordinates: 38°52′44″N 6°58′1″W
Country	Spain
Autonomous Community	Extremadura
Province	Badajoz
Comarca	Tierra de Badajoz
Founded	875
Founded by	Ibn Marwan
Government
• Mayor	Francisco Javier Fragoso (PP)
Area
• Total	1,470 km2 (570 sq mi)
Elevation  (AMSL)	185 m (607 ft)
Population  (2012)
• Total	152,270
• Rank	302
• Density	100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST (GMT +2))
Postal code	70862
Area code	+34 (Spain) + 924 (Badajoz)
Website	www.aytobadajoz.es

A major Napoleonic siege was fought here between Britain and France

Town twinning

• Elvas, Portugal^[1]
• Santarém, Portugal^[1]
• Nazaré, Portugal^[1]
• Blumenau, Brazil^[1]
• Granada, Nicaragua^[1]