Táliga

Táliga
Municipality

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Táliga

Location in Spain

Coordinates: 38°31′N 7°0′W / 38.517°N 7.000°WCoordinates: 38°31′N 7°0′W / 38.517°N 7.000°W
Country  Spain (De facto)
 Portugal (Claimed)
Autonomous community  Extremadura
Province Badajoz
Comarca Llanos de Olivenza
Judicial district Olivenza
Government
  Alcalde Inmaculada Bonilla Martínez (2007) (PSOE)
Area
  Total 31 km2 (12 sq mi)
Elevation 315 m (1,033 ft)
Population (2009)
  Total 801
  Density 26/km2 (67/sq mi)
Demonym Taligueño/ña
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 06133
Official language(s) Spanish
Website Official website

Táliga (Spanish: [ˈtaliɣa] or Talega (Portuguese: [tɐˈlɛɣɐ]) is a town and municipality located border area between Portugal and Spain. Like Olivenza, Táliga is part of the province of Badajoz, in the Spanish autonomous community of Extremadura, although this is disputed and unrecognized by Portugal, which considers Táliga as being de jure part of the occupied concelho of Olivenza since 1801.

Under Portuguese administration, Táliga was a freguesia (parish) of the concelho (municipality) of Olivenza. It became an independent municipality in 1850, already under Spanish administration.

Church in Táliga
House in Táliga

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