Torrequemada

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Torrequemada

Total population

564

Elevation440 m

Land area30.81 km²

Coordinates39.37°, -6.22°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Torrequemada is a municipality located in the province of Cáceres, in the autonomous community of Extremadura, Spain. The name Torrequemada is derived from the Spanish words torre meaning "tower" and quemada meaning "burnt." In 1594 it was part of the Cáceres district in the province of Trujillo.

Geography

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

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).

Geography & sun

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

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Little Owl

Athene noctua

Seen 2026-09-20

Crested Lark

Galerida cristata

Seen 2026-09-20

Whinchat

Saxicola rubetra

Seen 2026-09-20

European Stonechat

Saxicola rubicola

Seen 2026-09-16

European Bee-eater

Merops apiaster

Seen 2026-08-23

Great Bustard

Otis tarda

Seen 2026-08-22

Common Kingfisher

Alcedo atthis

Seen 2026-08-22

Grey Heron

Ardea cinerea

Seen 2026-08-22

Common Buzzard

Buteo buteo

Seen 2026-08-21

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