Sierra Suroeste

Sierra Suroeste
The Ardila River, forming the border with Portugal.
The Ardila River, forming the border with Portugal.
Country Spain
Autonomous communityExtremadura
ProvinceBadajoz
CapitalJerez de los Caballeros
Municipalities
Area
 • Total1,527.75 km2 (589.87 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total31,324
 • Density21/km2 (53/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Largest municipalityJerez de los Caballeros

Sierra Suroeste is a comarca (county, with no administrative role) located in southwestern province of Badajoz in the autonomous community of Extremadura, western Spain. Its capital and largest city is Jerez de los Caballeros.

Sierra Suroeste borders the comarcas of Tierra de Badajoz and Tierra de Barros to the north, Zafra - Río Bodión and Tentudía to the east, and Llanos de Olivenza to the west. The river Ardila, which runs between Andalucía and Portugal, borders the comarca to the south.

The comarca contains ten municipalities: Fregenal de la Sierra, Higuera la Real, Jerez de los Caballeros, Oliva de la Frontera, Salvaleón, Salvatierra de los Barros, Valencia del Mombuey, Valle de Matamoros, Valle de Santa Ana, and Zahínos.


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