Las Hurdes

Las Hurdes
View of Cambroncino, an alquería in Caminomorisco municipality
View of Cambroncino, an alquería in Caminomorisco municipality
Location in the province of Cáceres
Location in the province of Cáceres
Country Spain
Autonomous communityExtremadura
ProvinceCáceres
Municipalities
Area
 • Total465.25 km2 (179.63 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total5,227
 • Density11/km2 (29/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
Largest municipalityPinofranqueado

Las Hurdes ([las ˈuɾðes]; Extremaduran: Las Jurdis) is a comarca in the Sistema Central, at the northern end of the province of Cáceres in the Autonomous Community of Extremadura, Spain. A well-known historical region, Las Hurdes is currently a Site of Community Importance of the European Union.[1]

  1. ^ "EUNIS -Site factsheet for Las Hurdes". eunis.eea.europa.eu.