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Villanueva de la Serena
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Villanueva de la Serena
Total population
21,788
Air quality index
Demographic figures from INE (Spain). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Villanueva de la Serena is a city in the Province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. It has a population of 26,111 (2010) and forms part of a larger urban area with the neighbouring town of Don Benito.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
History
Founded in the thirteenth century as Aldeanueva de Medellín, the city was an important centre for the Mesta in the Middle Ages. It was the birthplace of Pedro de Valdivia who conquered Chile for the Spanish crown. By 2021, the municipal government of Villanueva de la Serena worked alongside that of Don Benito to fuse the two neighbouring municipalities into a single one, paving the way for a 2022 non-binding consultation. On 8 November 2021, the Council of Ministers sanctioned the celebration of the consultation, to be held on 20 February 2022. Both municipalities approved the merging, in the case of Villanueva de la Serena by an overwhelming 90.49% of yes votes (well over the 66.0% threshold set in advance).
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- White StorkCiconia ciconia (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves949
- Common CraneGrus grus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves906
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves693
- Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor Temminck, 1820 · Aves673
- Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves646
- White WagtailMotacilla alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves638
- Eurasian Marsh-HarrierCircus aeruginosus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves605
- Spanish SparrowPasser hispaniolensis (Temminck, 1820) · Aves576
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Extremadura
- El Badén2.5 mi away
- Don Benito3.6 mi away · pop. 33,009
- La Haba3.7 mi away · pop. 1,164
- Rena5.5 mi away · pop. 605
- Magacela6.4 mi away · pop. 487
- Villar de Rena7.1 mi away · pop. 466
- Mengabril7.6 mi away · pop. 448
- La Coronada7.9 mi away · pop. 2,123
- Medellín8.5 mi away · pop. 1,744
- Santa Amalia11.6 mi away · pop. 3,854
- Campanario12.4 mi away · pop. 4,623
- Miajadas13.5 mi away · pop. 8,752
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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)