Almendralejo

Almendralejo
Municipality
Church of the Purification
Flag Coat of arms
Almendralejo Location of Almendralejo within Extremadura
Coordinates: 38°41′N 6°25′W / 38.683°N 6.417°W / 38.683; -6.417
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Extremadura
Province	Badajoz
Comarca	Tierra de Barros
Government
• Mayor	José María Ramírez (PSOE, 2023)
Area
• Total	164.5 km2 (63.5 sq mi)
Elevation	337 m (1,106 ft)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	33,468
• Density	200/km2 (530/sq mi)
Demonym	Almendralejenses
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	06200
Official language(s)	Spanish
Website	Official website

Almendralejo (Spanish: [almendɾaˈlexo] ^ⓘ) is a town in the Province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. It is situated 45 km south-east of Badajoz, on the main road and rail route between Mérida and Seville. As of 2010^[update], it has a population of 33,975. It was the site of a battle and massacre in 1936 during the Spanish Civil War.