Zafra
Zafra | |
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The Castle of Zafra | |
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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 (2025) | |
• Total | 16,735 |
| • Density | 267/km2 (692/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, 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.