Tierra de Barros

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Tierra de Barros
Comarca
Location in the province of Badajoz
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Extremadura
Province	Badajoz
Capital	Almendralejo
Area
• Total	1,419 km² (548 sq mi)
Population
• Total	74,872
• Density	53/km² (140/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

Tierra de Barros is a comarca in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. Its capital and administrative center is Almendralejo. The comarca contains 15 municipalities and 74,872 inhabitants (INE 2008).

Economy

Tierra de Barros is a wine growing region, particularly for Cayetana grapes. It is one of the regions were Ribera del Guadiana DOC wine is produced.^[1]

References

Coordinates: 38°41′N 6°24′W / 38.683°N 6.400°W / 38.683; -6.400

v t e Comarcas of Extremadura

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