Jaraíz de la Vera

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Jaraíz de la Vera

Total population

6,719

Founded

1678

Air quality index

30Good

Elevation561 m

Land area63 km²

Coordinates40.06°, -5.76°

Demographic figures from INE (Spain). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Jaraíz de la Vera is a municipality located in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain. According to the 2012 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 6,727 inhabitants. It is situated to the north of Extremadura and it is the capital city of the comarca La Vera.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

D

Diosdado Simón

Spanish biologist (1954-2002)

Nacho Sánchez Amor

Spanish politician

J

Juan de Villatoro

Spanish military personnel

P

Pedro Porcel

Spanish actor

Pedro de Godoy

Spanish bishop and theologian

Á

Ángel Hernández Morales

Spanish architect

G

Gonzalo Correas

Spanish linguist

Jaime de Jaraíz

painter (1934-2007)

Paco Churruca

Spanish actor

G

Gila Giraldo

legendary Spanish serial killer

M

Marciano Curiel Merchán

Spanish folklorist

D

Delfín Hernández Hernández

Spanish physician

Bambikina

Spanish singer

P

Pilar Hernández Aparicio

M

Marcelo Muñoz

Spanish businessman

R

Roberto Sánchez Jiménez

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Extremadura

• Torremenga
  1.4 mi away · pop. 561
• Collado de la Vera
  1.8 mi away · pop. 197
• Pasarón de la Vera
  3.5 mi away · pop. 572
• Cuacos de Yuste
  3.6 mi away · pop. 754
• Garganta la Olla
  3.7 mi away · pop. 847
• Arroyomolinos de la Vera
  5.3 mi away · pop. 423
• Aldeanueva de la Vera
  5.6 mi away · pop. 1,870
• Piornal
  6.4 mi away · pop. 1,438
• Tejeda de Tiétar
  6.7 mi away · pop. 554
• Barrado
  6.9 mi away · pop. 376
• Jarandilla de la Vera
  7 mi away · pop. 2,760
• Majadas
  8.1 mi away · pop. 1,267

Browse all places in Extremadura →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Jaraíz de la Vera

Carlos V y el fin de una época, 1500-1558

Congreso de Historia en el Instituto Histórico Hoffmayer (2nd 2000 Jaraíz de la Vera, Spain, etc.) · 2003

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Black Stork

Ciconia nigra

Seen 2026-06-25

Iberian rhinoceros beetle

Oryctes nasicornis grypus

Seen 2026-06-20

Cistus inflatus

Cistus inflatus

Seen 2026-06-17

Basil-leaved Rockrose

Cistus ocymoides

Seen 2026-06-17

Southern Smooth Snake

Coronella girondica

Seen 2026-06-14

High Brown Fritillary

Argynnis adippe

Seen 2026-06-14

Grayling

Hipparchia semele

Seen 2026-06-14

Purple-shot Copper

Lycaena alciphron

Seen 2026-06-14

Pearly Heath

Coenonympha arcania

Seen 2026-06-12

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Jaraíz de la Vera, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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