Las Villuercas Explained

Las Villuercas
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
Seat:Guadalupe
Parts Type:Municipalities
Parts Style:list
P1:See text
Area Total Km2:1545.5
Elevation M:570
Population Total:9045
Population As Of:2015
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Area Code Type:Dialing code

Las Villuercas is a comarca located in the province of Cáceres, western Spain. It belongs to the Autonomous Community of Extremadura.

Despite the traditional strong identity of its inhabitants, this historical region has not been able to achieve the necessary legal recognition for its administrative development. The comarca has a total of about 9,000 inhabitants.

Its geography is typical of the Meseta Central. The Sierra de Villuercas, also known as Sierra de Guadalupe is part of this comarca.[1]

The comarca is named after La Villuerca, the highest peak in the range and also the highest point of the greater Montes de Toledo system, an ancient name that has been documented since 1353.[2]

Municipalities

The comarca contains the following municipalities:[3]

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Julio Muñoz Jiménez, Los Montes de Toledo. Estudios de Geografía Física. Departamento de Geografía de la Universidad de Oviedo. Instituto J. S. Elcano (CSIC), Oviedo 1976
  2. http://jugimo.blogspot.com/2008/09/aspectos-geolgicos-e-histricos-de-las.html El topónimo Villuercas
  3. Web site: Las Villuercas. www.geopostcodes.com. en. 2017-12-28.