Valdecaballeros
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Valdecaballeros | |
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Garcia de Sola Dam at Valdecaballeros | |
Country | Spain |
Autonomous community | Extremadura |
Province | Badajoz |
Municipality | Valdecaballeros |
Area | |
• Total | 90 km2 (30 sq mi) |
Elevation | 481 m (1,578 ft) |
Population (2006) | |
• Total | 1,264 |
• Density | 14.0/km2 (36/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Valdecaballeros is a municipality located in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. According to the 2006 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 1264 inhabitants.
The Guadalupe River has its mouth in the Guadiana at the Garcia de Sola Dam, barely 1.5 km east of Valdecaballeros. There is an abandoned nuclear power plant, the Valdecaballeros Nuclear Power Plant close to the town.[1]
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Coordinates: 39°14′N 05°11′W / 39.233°N 5.183°W
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