| Higuera | |
| Other Name: | Higuera de Albalat |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Pushpin Map: | Spain Extremadura |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Extremadura |
| Coordinates: | 39.728°N -5.6549°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Spain |
| Subdivision Type1: | Community |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Cáceres |
| Subdivision Type3: | Comarca |
| Subdivision Name3: | Campo Arañuelo |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Victorino González Fernández[1] |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 40.54 |
| Elevation M: | 480 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Demonym: | Higuereño/a |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 10359 |
Higuera, also known as Higuera de Albalat, is a Spanish municipality of the Province of Cáceres, in the autonomous community of Extremadura. The municipality covers an area of and as of 2011 had a population of 115 people.[2]
Its name comes from the old Arab medina of Makhada Albalat (or Madinat Albalat, meaning "way" or "road"), an archaeological site located next to the town.[3] Among its historical attractions, Higuera has the ruins of an Islamic watchtower and its citadel, dating back to the 10th/11th centuries, located on Castil Oreja mountain.
The municipality, part of the judicial district of Navalmoral de la Mata, is located in the Monfragüe National Park and crossed by the river Tagus in its northern corner. It borders with the municipalities of Almaraz, Campillo de Deleitosa, Casas de Miravete, Deleitosa, Romangordo and Valdecañas de Tajo.
The town is 55 km far from Trujillo, 79 from Plasencia, 82 from Guadalupe, 100 from Cáceres, 141 from Mérida and 216 from Madrid.
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