Place details
Place nameBadajoz
Other namesBadajoz province
CountryEspaña
Latitude38.883
Longitude-6.967
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Badajoz, the largest province in Spain, borders Portugal to its west. The summers are hot and dry and it has an almost entirely flat terrain. Badajoz is traversed east to west by the Guadiana river. The region Tierra de Barros within Badajoz, produces the most cereal, wine, and oil in Extremadura. There has been minimal exploitation of its forests.