Badajoz
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Badajoz is a place in the Province of Badajoz in Spain[1]. It was established in 1834, and its capital is Badajoz city[1].
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Province of Badajoz[3]
- Country: Spain[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Gévora River[5], Guadiana[6]
- Head of government: Francisco Javier Fragoso Martínez[7]
- Continent: Europe[8]
- Instance of: city[9]
- Capital: Badajoz city[10]
- Shares border with: La Albuera[11], Alburquerque[12], Corte de Peleas[13], Entrín Bajo[14], Lobón[15], Mérida[16], Montijo[17], Olivenza[18], Puebla de Obando[19], La Roca de la Sierra[20], Solana de los Barros[21], Talavera la Real[22], Valdelacalzada[23], Valverde de Leganés[24]
- Twinned administrative body: Santarém[25], Nazaré[26]
- Coat of arms: Wappen der Provinz Badajoz[27]
- Postal code: 06001–06012[28]
- Part of: Mancomunidad de Badajoz, Almendral y Valverde de Leganés[29]
- Commons category: Badajoz[30]
- Licence plate code: BA[31]
- Patron saint: Joseph[32]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[33], UTC+02:00[34]
- Local dialing code: 924[35]
- Inception: 1834[36], 875[37]
- Located in/on physical feature: Guadiana River Valley[38]
- Significant event: Siege of Badajoz[39], First siege of Badajoz[40], Second Siege of Badajoz, Part II[41], Second siege of Badajoz[42]
- Official website: https://www.aytobadajoz.es/[43]
- Topic's main category: Category:Badajoz[44]
- Commons gallery: Badajoz[45]
- Population: 150,621[46], 152,270[47], 151,565[48], 150,376[49], 148,334[50], 146,832[51], 145,257[52], 143,748[53]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Badajoz include Badajoz Airport[54], an airport[55], in Spain[56]; San Agustin[57], a municipality of the Philippines[58], in Philippines[59], founded in 1631[60]; and XIV Bandera de la Legión[61], a bandera[62], in Spain[63].
Why It Matters
Badajoz has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[64] Badajoz is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[65]
Entities named for Badajoz include Badajoz Airport[54], an airport[55], in Spain[56]; San Agustin[57], a municipality of the Philippines[58], in Philippines[59], founded in 1631[60]; and XIV Bandera de la Legión[61], a bandera[62], in Spain[63].