Tierra de Barros
Location in the province of Badajoz
Location in the province of Badajoz
Country Spain
Autonomous communityExtremadura
ProvinceBadajoz
CapitalAlmendralejo
Area
  Total1,419 km2 (548 sq mi)
Population
  Total74,872
  Density53/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

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).

Municipalities

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

  1. "*** Extremadura. Wine from Extremadura. Ribera del Guadiana wines, modern wines from Spain * Vins d'Extremadure. Vins de Ribera del Guadiana, Espagne * die Weine der Extremadura - Tierra de Barros". www.riberadelguadiana.eu. Archived from the original on 2010-08-13.

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


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