Sierra de Gata (comarca) explained

Sierra de Gata
Native Name Lang:es
Settlement Type:Comarca
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Spain
Subdivision Type1:Autonomous community
Subdivision Name1:Extremadura
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Cáceres
Seat Type:Capital
Parts Type:Municipalities
Parts Style:list
P1:See text
Area Total Km2:1254
Population Total:18500
Population Density Km2:auto
Blank Name Sec1:Largest municipality
Blank Info Sec1:Valverde del Fresno
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Area Code Type:Dialing code

Sierra de Gata is a comarca at the northern end of province of Cáceres in Extremadura, one of Spain's seventeen Autonomous Communities. The mountain range of Sierra de Gata is in the area and has given its name to the comarca. The main town is Moraleja.

This comarca borders with Portugal in the west in the area of the Portuguese Serra da Malcata Natural Reserve.There are linguistic affinities between this comarca and neighboring Las Hurdes.[1]

Municipal terms

The traditional names of the towns and aldeas are in brackets.

External links

40.2333°N -51°W


Notes and References

  1. http://www.furmientu.org/01Documentos/88%20Rebollar.pdf Interferencias lingüísticas y culturales en El Rebollar y otras partes (VI Coloquio de PROHEMIO)