Official Name: | Higuera de Llerena |
Type: | municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Spain Extremadura |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Higuera de Llerena within Extremadura |
Coordinates: | 38.3772°N -5.9994°W |
Area Total Km2: | 113.4 |
Elevation M: | 552 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Higuera de Llerena is a municipality located in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. According to the 2005 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 392 inhabitants.
In 1594, the census population of the provinces, and parties of the Crown of Castile of the 16th century were part of the state Lion of the Order of Santiago. It was a village of Llerena, with Cantalgayo and Maguilla.
In the fall of the Ancient Regime of the town, then known as Higuera, constitutes township in the region of Extremadura. From 1834, it became part of the judiciary party of Llerena. In the census of 1842 counted 66 households and 275 residents.