Zafra
Zafra (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈθa.fɾa]; Extremaduran: Çafra) is a town situated in the Province of Badajoz (Extremadura, Spain), and the capital of the comarca of Zafra - Río Bodión. It has a population of 16,677, according to the 2011 census.
Zafra | |
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The Castle of Zafra | |
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Zafra Location in Spain. | |
| Coordinates: 38°25′N 6°25′W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Extremadura |
| Province | Badajoz |
| Comarca | Zafra - Río Bodión |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Juan Carlos Fernández Calderón (Partido Popular) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 62.6 km2 (24.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 508 m (1,667 ft) |
| Population (2018) | |
| • Total | 16,776 |
| • Density | 270/km2 (690/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Zafrenses, Segedanos/as |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | Official website |
Zafra is the hometown of Fray Ruy Lopez, author of one of the first European treatises on chess, and the humanist and arbitrist Pedro de Valencia.
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