Population
| Most populous cities | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Municipality | Population | |||||
| 1 | Badajoz | 151,565 | |||||
| 2 | Cáceres | 95,026 | |||||
| 3 | Mérida | 57,797 | |||||
| 4 | Plasencia | 41,392 | |||||
| 5 | Don Benito | 36,660 | |||||
| 6 | Almendralejo | 34,319 | |||||
| 7 | Villanueva de la Serena | 26,076 | |||||
| 8 | Navalmoral de la Mata | 17,386 | |||||
| 9 | Zafra | 16,577 | |||||
| 10 | Montijo | 16,267 | |||||
As of January 1, 2012, the population of Extremadura is 1,109,367 inhabitants, representing 2.36% of the Spanish population (46,745,807).
The population density is very low (25 people/km²) compared to Spain as a whole.
The most populous province is that of Badajoz, with a population of 691,715 and a population density of 31.78 people/km². With an area of 21,766 km², it is the largest province in Spain. 413,766 people live in the province of Cáceres at a density of 20.83 people/km², having an area of 19,868 km², making it the largest province in Spain after Badajoz.
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