Tierra de Barros is a

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in the

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Extremadura Extremadura ( ; ; ; ; Fala language, Fala: ''Extremaúra'') is a landlocked autonomous communities in Spain, autonomous community of Spain. Its capital city is Mérida, Spain, Mérida, and its largest city is Badajoz. Located in the central- ...

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. Its capital and administrative center is

Almendralejo Almendralejo () is a town in the Province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. It is situated 45 km south-east of Badajoz, on the main road and rail route between Mérida and Seville. , it has a population of 33,975. It was the site of a battle a ...

. The comarca contains 15 municipalities and 74,872 inhabitants ( INE 2008).

Municipalities

* Aceuchal *

* Corte de Peleas * Entrín Bajo *

Hinojosa del Valle Hinojosa del Valle is a municipality in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. It has a population of 557 and an area of 46 km². See also * List of municipalities in Badajoz This is a list of the municipalities in the province of Ba ...

Hornachos Hornachos is a municipality located in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. According to the 2005 census ( INE), the municipality has a population of 3,840 inhabitants. History The first human settlements in the mountain range of Hornac ...

* Palomas * Puebla de la Reina * Puebla del Prior * Ribera del Fresno *

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* Solana de los Barros * Torremejía * Villafranca de los Barros *

Villalba de los Barros Villalba de los Barros is a municipality located in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. As of the 2018 census, Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) the municipality has a population of 1,504 inhabitants. See also * List of municipalit ...

Economy

Tierra de Barros is a wine growing region, particularly for

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grapes. It is one of the regions were

Ribera del Guadiana Ribera del Guadiana is a Spanish Denominación de Origen Protegida (DOP) for wines located in the region of Extremadura (Spain). It extends over two provinces, Cáceres in the north and Badajoz in the south. It takes its name from the River Gu ...

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wine is produced.

References

Comarcas of Extremadura Province of Badajoz {{Extremadura-geo-stub