Zafra | |
|---|---|
 The Castle of Zafra | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Zafra Location in Spain. | |
| Coordinates: 38°25′N 6°25′W / 38.417°N 6.417°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Extremadura |
| Province | Badajoz |
| Comarca | Zafra - Río Bodión |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Juan Carlos Fernández Calderón (Partido Popular) |
| Area | |
• Total | 62.6 km2 (24.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 508 m (1,667 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 16,776 |
| • Density | 270/km2 (690/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Zafrenses, Segedanos/as |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | Official 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.
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ "Zafra (Badajoz)". City Population. Thomas Brinkhoff. 2012-12-18. Retrieved 1 November 2013.