Map of Badajoz, Spain

Badajoz is a city in Extremadura, Spain, with a population of about 150,530. It lies at 38.8779°N, 6.9706°W. Badajoz is about 328 km (204 mi) southwest of Madrid, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Almendralejo, 53 km to the southeast.

Badajoz at a glance

Where is Badajoz?

• The 44th largest city in Spain by recorded population.
• The largest city in Extremadura on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 26 min on the shortest day to 14 h 54 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Badajoz

• Almendralejo — 53 km southeast
• Mérida — 54 km east
• Cáceres — 84 km northeast
• Évora — 88 km southwest, Portugal
• Don Benito — 96 km east
• Castelo Branco — 114 km northwest, Portugal
• Beja — 123 km southwest, Portugal
• La Rinconada — 177 km southeast
• Huelva — 179 km south
• Seville — 188 km southeast

Largest cities in Extremadura

• Cáceres — 96,068
• Mérida — 59,857
• Plasencia — 40,141
• Don Benito — 37,010
• Almendralejo — 33,468

Largest cities in Spain

• Madrid — 3,255,944
• Barcelona — 1,686,208
• Valencia — 824,340
• Zaragoza — 686,986
• Seville — 686,741
• Málaga — 592,346
• Murcia — 471,982
• Palma — 438,234
• Las Palmas de Gran Canaria — 383,516
• Alicante — 348,901

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.