La Serena, Spain
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La Serena | |
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 Location of the comarca in the province of Badajoz | |
| Coordinates: 38°43′N 5°33′W / 38.717°N 5.550°W | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community | Extremadura |
| Province | Badajoz |
| Capital | Castuera |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,654 km2 (1,025 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 39,333 |
| • Density | 15/km2 (38/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
La Serena is a comarca located in the east of the province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. The main town is Castuera.
It is a comarca based on a natural region which includes plains, as well as some low ranges of the Sierra Morena. The climate is continental, with strong fluctuations.
It grows fine grass grazed by merino sheep that produce a renowned wool and whose milk yields a well known cheese denominated La Serena cheese, which is a protected product by its origin.
The population of the territory is around 39,000 inhabitants.
Municipalities
[edit]The comarca contains the following municipalities:[1]
- Benquerencia de la Serena
- Campanario
- Capilla
- Castuera
- Cabeza del Buey
- Esparragosa de la Serena
- Higuera de la Serena
- La Coronada
- La Haba
- Magacela
- Malpartida de la Serena
- Monterrubio de la Serena
- Orellana la Vieja
- Peñalsordo
- Quintana de la Serena
- Valle de la Serena
- Villanueva de la Serena
- Zalamea de la Serena
- Zarza-Capilla
External links
[edit]- La Serena (Facebook)
- Oveja Merina
- Queso de Oveja Merina de La Serena
- Denominación de Origen Aceite Monterrubio
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to La Serena, Spain.
- ^ a b "Comarca de La Serena". Diputación de Badajoz. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
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