Zafra

Zafra
The Castle of Zafra
Flag of Zafra
Coat of arms of Zafra
Zafra is located in Spain
Zafra
Zafra
Location in Spain.
Coordinates: 38°25′N 6°25′W / 38.417°N 6.417°W / 38.417; -6.417
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityExtremadura
ProvinceBadajoz
ComarcaZafra - Río Bodión
Government
 • MayorJuan Carlos Fernández Calderón (Partido Popular)
Area
 • Total62.6 km2 (24.2 sq mi)
Elevation
508 m (1,667 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total16,776
 • Density270/km2 (690/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Zafrenses, Segedanos/as
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
WebsiteOfficial website

Zafra (Spanish: [ˈθa.fɾa] ; Extremaduran: Çafra) is a town in the Province of Badajoz (Extremadura, Spain), and the capital of the comarca of Zafra - Río Bodión. It has a population of 16,677,[2] according to the 2011 census.

Zafra is the hometown of Fray Ruy Lopez, author of one of the first European treatises on chess, and the humanist Pedro de Valencia.

  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. ^ "Zafra (Badajoz)". City Population. Thomas Brinkhoff. 2012-12-18. Retrieved 1 November 2013.