Las Vegas Altas

Las Vegas Altas, also known as Vegas Altas del Guadiana, is a comarca in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. Its capital and administrative center is the metroplex formed by the municipalities of Don Benito and Villanueva de la Serena. The comarca contains 16 municipalities and 90,697 inhabitants (INE 2008).

Las Vegas Altas borders a number of comarcas within Badajoz province: Tierra de Trujillo to the north; Villuercas to the northeast; La Siberia to the southeast; La Serena to the south; and Tierra de Mérida - Vegas Bajas to the southwest.

Coordinates: 38°57′N 5°51′W / 38.950°N 5.850°W / 38.950; -5.850



Comarcas of Extremadura
  • Campiña Sur
  • Campo Arañuelo
  • Jara
  • La Serena
  • La Siberia
  • Las Hurdes
  • Las Villuercas
  • La Vera
  • Llanos de Olivenza
  • Los Ibores
  • Monfragüe
  • Sierra de Gata
  • Sierra de San Pedro
  • Sierra Suroeste
  • Tajo-Salor
  • Tentudía
  • Tierra de Badajoz
  • Tierra de Barros
  • Tierra de Miajadas
  • Tierra de Mérida - Vegas Bajas
  • Tierra de Montánchez
  • Tierra de Trujillo
  • Tierras de Granadilla
  • Valle del Ambroz
  • Vegas del Alagón
  • Valle del Jerte
  • Vegas Altas
  • Zafra - Río Bodión

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