Extremadura

Extremadura is a landlocked <a href="/facts/Autonomous_communities_in_Spain/tkAEH5bh">autonomous community</a> of <a href="/facts/Spain/bIyrB8EY">Spain</a>. Its capital city is <a href="/facts/M%25C3%25A9rida%2c_Spain/ah8I9mJ0">Mérida</a>, and its largest city is <a href="/facts/Badajoz/Dm9DRV2G">Badajoz</a>. Located in the central-western part of the <a href="/facts/Iberian_Peninsula/ztFXI8zt">Iberian Peninsula</a>, it is crossed from east to west by the <a href="/facts/Tagus/CPNWdzQx">Tagus</a> and <a href="/facts/Guadiana/tGgNRql5">Guadiana</a> rivers. The autonomous community is formed by the two largest <a href="/facts/Provinces_of_Spain/nw4PG6nM">provinces of Spain</a>: <a href="/facts/Province_of_C%25C3%25A1ceres/EmbWC00u">Cáceres</a> and <a href="/facts/Province_of_Badajoz/NJJMuSJv">Badajoz</a>. Extremadura is bordered by <a href="/facts/Portugal/lYzwDQ63">Portugal</a> to the west and by the autonomous communities of <a href="/facts/Castile_and_Le%25C3%25B3n/obAbeAC6">Castile and León</a> (north), <a href="/facts/Castilla%25E2%2580%2593La_Mancha/YpxvN97d">Castilla–La Mancha</a> (east), and <a href="/facts/Andalusia/nkw5oWrL">Andalusia</a> (south).
It is an important area for wildlife, particularly with the major reserve at <a href="/facts/Monfrag%25C3%25BCe/vvjfFxWK">Monfragüe</a>, which was designated a National Park in 2007, and the International Tagus River Natural Park (Parque Natural Tajo Internacional). The <a href="/facts/Government_of_Extremadura/eoMu4VRE">regional government</a> is led by the <a href="/facts/President_of_the_Regional_Government_of_Extremadura/YNav9dJn">president of the Regional Government of Extremadura</a>, a post currently held by <a href="/facts/Mar%25C3%25ADa_Guardiola/grKPLat6">María Guardiola</a> of the <a href="/facts/People%2527s_Party_(Spain)/FwluwJFK">People's Party</a>.
The Day of Extremadura is celebrated on 8 September. It coincides with the <a href="/facts/Catholic/YpnKqaEL">Catholic</a> festivity of <a href="/facts/Our_Lady_of_Guadalupe_in_Extremadura/y2Wol6zU">Our Lady of Guadalupe</a>. The region, featuring an enormous energy surplus and hosting <a href="/facts/Lithium/7vXX6BWA">lithium</a> deposits, is at the forefront of Spain's plans for <a href="/facts/Energy_transition/KkjfUN7L">energy transition</a> and <a href="/facts/Low-carbon_economy/TWuqd5Pz">decarbonisation</a>.

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