Higuera

Higuera Higuera de Albalat
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Higuera Location in Extremadura
Coordinates: 39°43′40.78″N 5°39′17.47″W / 39.7279944°N 5.6548528°W / 39.7279944; -5.6548528
Country	Spain
Community	Extremadura
Province	Cáceres
Comarca	Campo Arañuelo
Government
• Mayor	Victorino González Fernández[1]
Area [2]
• Total	40.54 km2 (15.65 sq mi)
Elevation	480 m (1,570 ft)
Population  (2018)[3]
• Total	102
• Density	2.5/km2 (6.5/sq mi)
Demonym	Higuereño/a
Postal code	10359
Website	Official website

Higuera, also known as Higuera de Albalat, is a Spanish municipality of the Province of Cáceres, in the autonomous community of Extremadura. The municipality covers an area of 40.54 square kilometres (15.65 sq mi) and as of 2011 had a population of 115 people.^[2]

Its name comes from the old Arab medina of Makhada Albalat (or Madinat Albalat, meaning "way" or "road"), an archaeological site located next to the town.^[4] Among its historical attractions, Higuera has the ruins of an Islamic watchtower and its citadel, dating back to the 10th/11th centuries, located on Castil Oreja mountain.

The municipality, part of the judicial district of Navalmoral de la Mata, is located in the Monfragüe National Park and crossed by the river Tagus in its northern corner. It borders with the municipalities of Almaraz, Campillo de Deleitosa, Casas de Miravete, Deleitosa, Romangordo and Valdecañas de Tajo.^[5]

The town is 55 km far from Trujillo, 79 from Plasencia, 82 from Guadalupe, 100 from Cáceres, 141 from Mérida and 216 from Madrid.

• Media related to Higuera de Albalat at Wikimedia Commons
• (in Spanish) Higuera official website