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74-520: The Poechos Reservoir is situated in the northernmost part of Peru, in the lower flow of the rivers Chira and Piura, about 50 km north of Piura , the capital of the Piura Region . It is located on 4° 3' southern latitude and 80° 2' western longitude at an altitude of 98 m in the Lancones district of the province of Sullana , approximately 30 km from the border with Ecuador. The system

148-410: A Galician-Portuguese language, is a specially protected language and is spoken in the valley of Jálama . The Extremaduran language , the collective name for a group of vernacular dialects related to Leonese is endangered. Local variants of Portuguese are native to Cedillo and Herrera de Alcántara . Portuguese has also been accounted to be spoken as well by some people (mainly those born before

222-513: A saqaliba previously freed by Al-Hakam II . Conversely, the kingdoms of León , Castile and Portugal (most notably the first one) made advances in the 11th and 12th centuries across the territory (with for example the successive Leonese conquests of Coria in 1079 and 1142, the Portuguese attempts at expanding across the Guadiana basin in the second half of the 12th century, or

296-502: A considerable offer in terms of university vocational training centers; The following universities and a recognized Professional Technical School for business training operate there: Branches of: Piura is one of the top tourist destinations in Peru. One of the best-known tourist attractions in Piura is La Esmeralda beach, known as Colan beach for it is located near the town of Colan. It is

370-521: A few months before Peru gained its independence on 28 July 1821. It is the commercial and administrative center of the Department of Piura . Like most of northern Peru, the territory of Piura has been inhabited by their autochthonous group of natives called tallanes and yungas . These groups lived without an organization or single leader to rule until the Muchik culture eventually took control, and

444-599: A foreign population of 34,667. The Extremaduran population, according to the 1591 census of the provinces of the Kingdom of Castile , was around 540,000 people, making up 8% of the total population of Spain. No other census was performed until 1717, when 326,358 people were counted as living in Extremadura. From this period, the population grew steadily until the 1960s (1,379,072 people in 1960). After 1960, emigration to more prosperous regions of Spain and Europe drained

518-664: A lithium-ion battery factory participated by Envision in Navalmoral de la Mata was announced in June 2022. As of January 1, 2012, the population of Extremadura is 1,109,367 inhabitants, representing 2.36% of the Spanish population (46,745,807). The population density is very low—25/km (65/sq mi)—compared to Spain as a whole. The urban network is dominated by three municipalities between 50,000 and 200,000 inhabitants ( Badajoz , Cáceres and Mérida ), followed by Plasencia ,

592-613: A post currently held by María Guardiola of the People's Party . The Day of Extremadura is celebrated on 8 September. It coincides with the Catholic festivity of Our Lady of Guadalupe . The region, featuring an enormous energy surplus and hosting lithium deposits, is at the forefront of Spain's plans for energy transition and decarbonisation . Extremadura is contained between 37° 57 ′ and 40° 29 ′ N latitude, and 4° 39 ′ and 7° 33 ′ W longitude. The area of Extremadura

666-414: A power of 1,048.43 MW and 1,044.45 MW. The region is at the forefront of Spain's plans for energy transition and a decarbonisation , thanks to the installation of large solar power plants and the granting of lithium mining licenses. Such prospects sparked criticism and concern regarding how to avoid a "third energy colonisation" after those of the construction of reservoirs for hydroelectric use and

740-575: A status as 'old moriscos'. At the height of 1612, there were reports of remaining moriscos in Trujillo, Mérida and Plasencia. Located in the most able path from the Meseta Central to Portugal, the territory suffered greatly due to warfare from the 1640–1668 Portuguese Restoration War , characterised not by the movement of large armies but for pillage, skirmishes, raids, and destruction of economic resources and settlements across both sides of

814-484: A territorial subdivision ( kūra ) of the former polities centered on Mérida. Following the collapse of the Caliphate in the early 11th century during the so-called Fitna of al-Andalus and its ensuing fragmentation into ephemeral statelets ( taifas ), the bulk of the territory of current day Extremadura became part of the (First) Taifa of Badajoz ( Baṭalyaws ), centered around the namesake city and founded by Sapur ,

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888-514: A very long beach with warm waters. Local people like to go there during holidays. There are also great spots for surfers, like Playa Cangrejos, Mancora Beach and Cabo Blanco. Cabo Blanco was made famous by visitor Ernest Hemingway in 1956, where he supervised the filming of The Old Man and the Sea . Piura is host to a stunning mestizo culture (one of the oldest in South America, for Piura

962-605: Is 41,633 km (16,075 sq mi), making it the fifth largest of the Spanish autonomous communities. It is located in the Southern Plateau (a subdivision of the Spanish Central Plateau ). The region is crossed from West to East by two large rivers, the Tagus and the Guadiana , lining up three basic areas from North to South by combining mountain ranges and rivers: the territory spanning from

1036-426: Is 66%. The mean atmospheric pressure is 1008.5 hPa, while winds are mainly from the north at an average speed of 3 m/s. Annual rainfall varies between 10 and 200 mm at altitudes of 100–500 m; between 200 and 800 mm at altitudes of 500–1500 m; and averages 1,550 mm at altitudes above 1500 m. Most of the region is arid, with rainfall concentrated in the high Andean areas, while on

1110-474: Is a landlocked autonomous community of Spain . Its capital city is Mérida , and its largest city is Badajoz . Located in the central-western part of the Iberian Peninsula , it is crossed from east to west by the Tagus and Guadiana rivers. The autonomous community is formed by the two largest provinces of Spain : Cáceres and Badajoz . Extremadura is bordered by Portugal to the west and by

1184-568: Is determined mainly by the amount of rainfall originating in the Pacific Ocean . This rainfall is itself determined by the meeting of two ocean currents on the southern coast of the department, around the bay of Sechura : the cold Humboldt current at 13-19 °C, and the warm El Niño at 21-27 °C. These conditions lead to fluctuations in offshore sea temperatures, which are 18-23 °C in winter and spring, and 23-27 °C in summer and sometimes in autumn. The mean annual humidity

1258-405: Is experiencing strong development of its commercial sector with the installation of large shopping centers and department stores in no less than five points of the city considered strategic by investors. Furthermore, in recent years the city has expanded considerably with the creation of new developments and human settlements. Likewise, its industrial sector was also developed with the inauguration of

1332-520: Is located in the central eastern part of the Piura Region, 981 kilometers from the country's capital, Lima and is near to the border with Ecuador . It was here that Spanish Conqueror Francisco Pizarro founded the third Spanish city in South America and first in Peru, under the name of San Miguel de Piura , in July or August of 1532. Piura declared its independence from Spain on 4 January 1821,

1406-513: Is the largest province in Spain. 413,766 people live in the province of Cáceres at a density of 20.83/km (53.9/sq mi), having an area of 19,868 km (7,671 sq mi), making it the largest province in Spain after Badajoz. As of 2020, the largest foreign community is that of Romanian nationals with 8,173 people, followed by Moroccans with 7,400. Portuguese account for 3,188, Chinese for 1,655 and Colombians make up 1,555. The region had

1480-414: Is the third Spanish city founded on that continent) most famous for gastronomical dishes like Seco de chabelo, algarrobina-based drinks, many types of seafood and fish, like ceviche and Natilla Sweets . Popular crafts include Chulucana pottery, and Catacaos is famous for its hats and its silversmithing. The small town of Simbila, is very popular for its handcrafts and pottery. The tondero and cumanana are

1554-589: Is to accomplish a 90% national electrification level of the country by the year 2010 by using a zero emission energy source. Piura Piura is a city in northwestern Peru located north of the Sechura Desert on the Piura River . It is the capital of the Piura Region and the Piura Province . Its population was 484,475 as of 2017 and is the 7th most populous city in Peru. The city

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1628-597: The Raya . The growing role of the fortified place of Badajoz (halfway between Lisbon and Madrid), in the wake of the installment of the Captaincy General of Extremadura consolidated the clout of the military in the region. By the late 18th century, the Extremaduran countryside languished, experiencing a deep crisis. There was a diminishing share of land dedicated to crops. The growing cattle sector induced

1702-411: The "Pimentón de la Vera" PDO  [ es ] , consisting of the comarcas of La Vera, Campo Arañuelo, Valle del Ambroz and Valle del Alagón . The PDO produced 3,860 tonnes in 2020. About half the value of the regional industrial production belongs to the energy sector . Extremadura presents a huge energy surplus, producing about four times the energy it consumes. This situation has led to

1776-807: The Alagón (rightbank) and the Almonte , Ibor , Salor and the Sever (leftbank). Regarding the Guadiana, important leftbank tributaries include Guadarranque and Ruecas and rightbank tributaries include the Zújar River and the Matachel . The highest point in Extremadura, the 2,401 m (7,877 ft) high Calvitero (or El Torreón), is located in the Sistema Central, in the northeastern end of

1850-489: The Don Benito - Villanueva de la Serena conurbation and Almendralejo . Other municipalities with a population above 10,000 inhabitants include Zafra , Montijo , Villafranca de los Barros , Navalmoral de la Mata and Coria . The most populous province is that of Badajoz , with a population of 691,715 and a population density of 31.78/km (82.3/sq mi). With an area of 21,766 km (8,404 sq mi), it

1924-550: The Köppen climate classification ). Extremadura generally presents average annual temperatures somewhat warmer than most of the Iberian Peninsula, featuring nonetheless a north–south gradient. Annual thermal amplitude generally ranges from 16 to 19 °C. Average annual precipitation stands at around 600 mm. Parts of the Sistema Central presents more than 1,500 mm while it barely rains 400 mm in parts of

1998-567: The Provincial Deputation of Badajoz and the Provincial Deputation of Cáceres . The members of the plenary of the deputation are indirectly elected from among the municipal councillors based on the results of the municipal elections. In turn, the plenary elects the president of the deputation from among its members. The gross domestic product (GDP) of Extremadura was 20 billion euros in 2018, accounting for 1.7% of Spanish economic output. GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power

2072-690: The Sistema Central to the Tagus, the so-called Mesopotamia extremeña in between the Tagus and the Guadiana and the territory from the Guadiana to Sierra Morena . Besides the catchment basins of the Tagus and the Guadiana covering most of the territory by far, fringe areas of the region are drained by the Douro (north) and the Guadalquivir (south). Notable Tagus tributaries include the Tiétar and

2146-549: The United States , which promoted the industrialization and development of the city and the region, and strong immigration. of English, German and Spanish, in that order, and to a lesser extent Italians and Chinese, who brought their customs and also their knowledge of commerce and industry. Many Americans also arrived. They quickly incorporated themselves into the social fabric, forming families with local ladies and inevitably creating new tastes and habits. Even Piura's cuisine

2220-600: The War of the Pacific against Chile , Miguel Grau Seminario was born in Piura on July 27, 1834. He became a hero during the naval Battle of Angamos . According to historians and the Peruvian state, since 2011, they have given the official birthplace of Grau not to Piura but to the port of Paita. Miguel Grau is the most renowned and iconic Peruvian naval officer, being known as el Caballero de los Mares (Spanish for "Gentleman of

2294-745: The tobacco produced in Spain, also being the leading European producing region. Tobacco production concentrates in La Vera and Campo Arañuelo . Tomato production (2,122,000 tonnes in 2017) primarily concentrates in the riverbanks of the Guadiana and the Alagón-Árrago. A large part of the region falls within the scope of the Ribera del Guadiana PDO , which is further divided in the Ribera Alta, Tierra de Barros , Matanegra, Ribera Baja, Montánchez, and Cañamero wine subregions. The PDO protects

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2368-422: The wines made of several varieties of black and white grapes. As of 2021, Extremadura is the second largest rice producing region in Spain, after Andalusia. Due to drought and high water demands from rice fields, non-irrigated rice fields have been favoured since the late 2010s. Together with Murcia, Extremadura is a major producer of paprika , primarily destined to the Spanish market. Peppers are grown in

2442-501: The "Piura Futura" industrial estate, northwest of Piura. Piura Department has a desert and semi-desert climate on the coast and the western slopes of the Andes , whereas on the eastern slopes the climate is subtropical . Precipitation is sparse except during El Niño events, when rainfall is abundant and water flows through normally dry watercourses, causing flooding and large-scale land movements. The hydrography of Piura Department

2516-602: The Castilian founding of Plasencia in 1186) not free from setbacks either caused by the Almoravid and Almohad impetus, which also entailed the demise of the first and second taifa of Badajoz in 1094 and 1150, respectively. In the Almohad case, their 1174 offensive removed Leonese control from every fortress south of the Tagus (including Cáceres ). After the Almohad disaster at the 1212 Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa ,

2590-548: The Granadan moriscos. Two generations later, the expulsion of the moriscos from the region began in 1609, starting with the moriscos of Hornachos, the first expulsion in the Crown of Castile. By September 1610 about two thirds of the moriscos of Extremadura had been already expelled and by 1611 the number amounted to 12,776. Those who avoided the early orders of expulsion abided to reports of being 'good Christians' or claimed

2664-538: The Seas"). In the 1980s, Piura and the department again experienced an ascending and thriving commercial, industrial and socioeconomic development, despite having been devastated in the 1983 disaster, as a consequence of the El Niño phenomenon , manifested in torrential rains for six months. that affected its industry, commerce and its urban infrastructure. The El Niño phenomenon that occurred from late 1997 to mid-1998 found

2738-507: The Tagus is better suited for hydroelectric use than the Guadiana. As of 2021, the region has around 2,193.84 MW of installed hydroelectric power, primarily controlled by Endesa and Iberdrola , with a lesser role of Grupo Pitarch. The two reactors of the Almaraz Nuclear Power Plant (which were put in operation in 1981 and 1983, respectively) are jointly operated by Endesa, Iberdrola and Naturgy . They generate

2812-725: The US, jamón ibérico directly from Extremadura, with bone, was illegal until around 2005. At that time, enough US restaurants were in demand for the delicacy that Spain decided to export it as boneless, which the US Department of Agriculture 's health codes would approve (and continue to do). 85 Extremaduran municipalities constitute the jurisdiction of the "Dehesa de Extremadura" Protected Designation of Origin (PDO), which protects jamones and paletas (hind and front pig legs) originated from Iberian pigs and mixed Iberian/ Duroc -Jersey pigs. As of 2021, Extremadura produces about 98% of

2886-597: The autonomous communities of Castile and León (north), Castilla–La Mancha (east), and Andalusia (south). It is an important area for wildlife, particularly with the major reserve at Monfragüe , which was designated a National Park in 2007, and the International Tagus River Natural Park ( Parque Natural Tajo Internacional ). The regional government is led by the president of the Regional Government of Extremadura ,

2960-618: The building of nuclear power plants . Two of the largest photovoltaic power plants in Europe are located in the region: Francisco Pizarro (590 MW) in Torrecillas de la Tiesa and Núñez de Balboa (500 MW) in Usagre ; both are operated by Iberdrola, which is developing another 6 photovoltaic plants collectively amounting to 1,300 MW. The first solar thermal power plant in the region, Alvarado I , (50 MW) opened in 2009. A project to build

3034-504: The census carried out by the Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática in 2020. The Metropolitan area of Piura is made up of the urban centers of the districts of Piura, Veintisirse de Octubre, Castilla and Catacaos, with the city of Piura being the main urban nucleus, in accordance with the "Urban Development Plan of the districts of Piura, Twenty-sixth of October, Castilla and Catacaos in 2032". The city of Piura has

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3108-624: The central western portion of the current day Spain. Mérida (now capital of Extremadura) became the capital of the Roman province of Lusitania, and one of the most important cities in the Roman Empire . Like the bulk of the Iberian Peninsula, the territory was conquered by the Umayyads in the early 8th century . As part of the Emirate and later Caliphate of Córdoba , it largely constituted

3182-407: The characterization of Extremadura as a potential "colony" of the private electricity companies, which are not taxed in the region and employ a relatively low share of the industrial workforce. The Tagus is dammed in the reservoirs of Alcántara , Torrejón and Valdecañas whereas the Guadiana is dammed in the reservoirs of Cíjara , Puerto Peña , Orellana and Zújar. Due to the orographic conditions,

3256-493: The city better prepared, although two of its bridges fell and were subsequently replaced. When it seemed that it was going to be a dry season, in February 2017 it began to rain heavily in what later became known as the coastal Niño phenomenon, and in the early hours of March 27, the river overflowed over the center and northern areas. of the city, causing unforeseen damage, affecting health networks and communication routes. Piura

3330-742: The city. Piura is served by the Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport , which only has one direct destination to Lima's Jorge Chávez International Airport . A project known as the Tren de la Costa is planned. The project aims to serve all cities along the Peruvian coast from Ica to Sullana . The railway would go through Piura. Extremadura Extremadura ( / ˌ ɛ k s t r ə m ə ˈ dj ʊər ə / EK -strə-mə- DURE -ə ; Spanish: [e(ɣ)stɾemaˈðuɾa] ; Extremaduran : Estremaúra [ehtːɾemaˈuɾa] ; Portuguese : Estremadura ; Fala : Extremaúra )

3404-466: The coastal region. The river Quiroz, a tributary of the Piura, supplies the huge artificial lake of San Lorenzo. On the Huancabamba, in the mountains, there is a hydroelectric power station supplying energy to the region. Piura is the 7th most populous city in Peru, after Lima , Arequipa , Trujillo , Chiclayo , Huancayo and Iquitos . The city has an estimated population of 630,244 according to

3478-505: The creation of yet more pastures, adding up to the structural problem stemmed from the extraordinary degree of concentration of land ownership . By the end of the Ancien Régime, the clergy, municipal councils and the royal army mattered more than the lesser role of the entitled nobility. Railways were developed in the second half of the 19th century. In September 1863, a passenger train arrived to Badajoz from Elvas , Portugal. It

3552-464: The effective expulsion of nearly a 40% of the population, particularly young people. A pre-autonomous government entity in Extremadura (the "Junta Regional de Extremadura") with jurisdiction over the provinces of Badajoz and Cáceres was created by means of a 1978 law. The draft of the regional Statute of Autonomy began in 1980, the first step toward Extremadura becoming one of the Spanish autonomous communities . The text passed its final hurdle as it

3626-453: The host cities for the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship , where its stadium, Estadio Miguel Grau , hosted. The stadium is named after the Peruvian war hero, Miguel Grau Seminario and has a capacity of 25,000. The Pan-American Highway goes right through Piura and connects it to other cities in Peru and South America. Mototaxi 's are a common form of transportation in the city, offering taxi or business's services. Buses are also common in

3700-472: The independence of Quito, taking part in the Battle of Pichincha, on May 24, 1822. In 1861, the Department of Piura was created and Piura became the departments capital. The department consisted other three provinces at the time, Piura , Paita and Ayabaca . In the 1860s, the city of Piura became more dynamic with the cultivation of Pima cotton , brought by Don Emilio Hilbck from the state of Arizona in

3774-406: The industrialised areas of Spain (already started in 1955) as well as to richer European countries (such as Germany, France and Switzerland), both of which notably intensified after 1961, in the wake of the 1959 Stabilization Plan (and in the second case also after bilateral agreements reached with destination countries). The region henceforth was handed a demographic blow in the ensuing years, with

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3848-555: The larger Montes de Toledo system. The Sierra Morena —the limit between Extremadura and Andalusia —and the Sierra de Tentudía (topping at 1,104 m (3,622 ft) on the Pico Tentudía ) rise in the south. There are four different hydrographic basins: The climate of Extremadura is predominantly hot-summer Mediterranean ( Csa in the Köppen climate classification ), with some regions being cold semi-arid ( BSk in

3922-486: The late Middle Ages, the territory of the current-day region consisted of mayorazgos of the military orders of Santiago and Alcántara (about half the territory), nobiliary lordships (about a quarter of the territory) and royal demesne towns (the other quarter of the territory). In between the 15th and 16th centuries, the concept of the Leonese and Castilian extremaduras diluted and the name eventually came to refer to

3996-552: The liberating expedition of José de San Martín , the Piuran population enthusiastically joined the liberating cause, and on January 4, 1821, the independence of Piura was proclaimed in the atrium of the temple of San Francisco. The proclamation was an feat led by the heroes José de Lama, Tomás Cortés, Baltazar Taboada, Tomás Diéguez, the Seminario brothers and others. Likewise, the Piura division of 1,000 men contributed victoriously to

4070-464: The mid 20th century, the Francoist dictatorship pursued a policy of colonization and agrarian reform in the region to foster the economy, transforming thousands of hectares of dryland crops into irrigated lands, also favouring the erection of 63 new settlements by the Instituto Nacional de Colonización (INC). The second half of the 20th century saw a massive rural flight out of the region, both to

4144-545: The mixture of these evolved into the Vicús culture . The Chimor , Moche and Wari Empire used to occupy the area surrounding the city. Centuries later, Piura came under the rule of Tupac Inca Yupanqui of the Inca Empire for at least 40 years before the Spanish arrived. Francisco Pizarro came to the area and established it as the third Spanish city in South America, and Spain's first city in Peru. He originally went all

4218-523: The population. Extremadura is divided into 383 municipalities. 164 are part of the Province of Badajoz and the other 219 are part of the Province of Cáceres . There are also traditional comarcas in Extremadura, like Las Villuercas and Las Hurdes , but these do not have much official recognition. The only official language is Spanish (whose local dialects are collectively called Castúo ), but other languages and dialects are also spoken. The Fala ,

4292-441: The previous decade. Wild Black Iberian pigs roam in the area and consume acorns from oak groves. These pigs are caught and used for the cured ham dish jamón ibérico . The higher the percentage of acorns eaten by the pigs, the more valuable the ham. For example, jamón ibérico from pigs whose diet consists of 90% acorns or more can be sold for more than twice as much as ham whose pigs ate on average less than 70% acorns. In

4366-427: The project go as follow: The first phase included the construction of The second phase covered The third phase consisted of The final phase included The capacity of the reservoir is 1,000,000,000 m, its catchment area 14,000 m, its maximum depth 46 m. The irrigation dam is 49 m high and 9 km wide at crest and at its bottom has a conduit to discharge water at a rate of 4 m/s. The original design brief

4440-543: The province of Badajoz in August 1936 and left merciless repression and mass casualties behind. Badajoz was the Spanish province where the Francoist repression comparatively took the highest relative toll of victims during the war and the immediate Post-War period; there were around 12,000 executions in the province (out of the 14,000 in the whole region), compared to around 1,600 victims of the Republican repression. In

4514-439: The province of Badajoz. Summers are very hot and dry, with the rain concentrated in the cold months instead, leading to a high degree of water stress during the summer months. During the time of the Roman Empire , the area that is known today as Autonomous Community of Extremadura was part of Lusitania , a Roman province that included most of current day Portugal (except for the northern area today known as Norte Region ) and

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4588-515: The region, bordering with Castile and León. The main subranges of the Sistema Central in Extremadura are the Sierra de Gata and Sierra de Béjar . The modest heights of Sierra de las Villuercas (topping at 1,603 m (5,259 ft) on the Pico de las Villuercas ) rise in the Mesopotamia extremeña . Other notable ranges include the Sierra de Montánchez and the Sierra de San Pedro , part of

4662-490: The remaining part of current-day Extremadura under Muslim control fell to the troops led by Alfonso IX of León — Alcántara (1214), Cáceres (1227–1229), Mérida (1230), Badajoz (1230) —and later to the military orders of Santiago and Alcántara — Trujillo (1232), Medellín (1234) —on behalf of Ferdinand III of Castile . The last fortresses in the Lower Extremadura were conquered by Christians by 1248. By

4736-482: The rice fields and replace the slaves; and also Roma Gypsies who came as pirates looking for pearls , or incognito as Spanish horsemen. The Spanish named the city from the Quechuan word pirhua , meaning "abundance". Nowadays, Piura is known as the "Ciudad del eterno calor" meaning "The city of eternal heat" because it is hot all year round. In 1820, with the incursions of Admirals Guillermo Brown and Cochrane of

4810-534: The territory of the current-day region. The territory lacked nonetheless shared government and administration institutions. In between 1570 and 1572, the Crown forcibly relocated about 11,000 moriscos into the territory as part of the deportation of Granadans that followed the defeat of the Alpujarras revolt . The distribution was somewhat chaotic although some places with an already "threatening" population of old moriscos (such as Hornachos , Magacela and Benquerencia ) were avoided as resettlement locations for

4884-432: The traditional music of mestizo Piura and northern parts of Lambayeque . There are also several famous Peruvian Waltz that came from these regions (northern Peruvians have their own style). The most popular sport in Piura is Association football (soccer). The cities largest football club is Atlético Grau , which participates in the Peruvian Primera División . Another popular club is Atlético Torino . Piura were one of

4958-420: The way to what is now Tumbes but decided it was not a suitable base for his operations. With the arrival of the Spanish in 1532, the current mestizo and creole cultures of Piura were born. This mestizo culture includes influences from Spanish Extremadura and Andalucia ; African influence, owing to the arrival of slaves from Madagascar ( Malgache slaves); Chinese coolies who migrated from Canton to work

5032-432: The wide plains the main water sources are seasonal rivers flowing from the north: the Chira and the Piura. The southern half of the plain consists of the Sechura Desert , which supports herbaceous vegetation. The main rivers are the Piura, the Huancabamba and the Chira. The reservoir of Poechos has been created within the course of the Chira. It has a capacity of 1,000,000,000 cubic metres and irrigates large portions of

5106-473: Was 20,100 euros or 67% of the EU27 average in the same year. Extremadura was the community with the second lowest GDP per capita in Spain before Melilla . Export goods (mostly consisting of food and semimanufactures) are primarily sent to the European market , but there has been a growing share of non-EU export destinations throughout the 2010s. Balance of trade is generally positive. The unemployment rate stood at 17.3% in 2022, significantly lower than in

5180-425: Was built in support of agrarian reform and infrastructure policies led by the military dictatorship of Juan Velasco Alvarado . Construction was carried out in four phases, the first of which was constructed by Yugoslav contractor Energoprojekt and supervised by the Peruvian subsidiary of British company Binnie & Partners . Works started on 24 June 1972, with inauguration taking place on 4 June 1976. Phases of

5254-444: Was enriched. In agriculture, the use of the steam pump and specialized machinery was introduced, allowing more cropland to be irrigated, expanding the network of canals since the success of Piuran cotton in the international market was a great stimulus for agriculture. New industries appeared such as deep-sea fishing by whaling fleets, mass production and export trade of toquilla straw hats from Catacaos and annexes. Peruvian war hero of

5328-530: Was enshrined as Organic Law in 1982. The first election to the Assembly of Extremadura took place in May 1983. The Statute of Autonomy of Extremadura (enacted in 1983) is the fundamental organic law regulating the autonomous government, and it establishes the institutions through which the autonomous community exerts its powers: The government body for each of the provinces is the deputation ( diputación ):

5402-564: Was the first train in the region and the first international service in the Iberian Peninsula. In 1866, the Badajoz–Ciudad Real line  [ es ] was completed, enabling the link with Madrid. The Madrid–Valencia de Alcántara line , a new connection passing through the province of Cáceres, was fully completed in 1881. During the 1936–1939 Spanish Civil War , the Nationalist faction Columna Madrid advanced quickly across

5476-426: Was to revitalise the Piura valley, which was short of water, and provide modern irrigation for approximately 350 km of arable land. The Poechos I Hydroelectric Plant is operated by Sindicato Energético S.A ( SINERSA ). The Poechos I power house has 15.4 MW in installed capacity and generates 60 GW·h annually for Electronoroeste , the concessionary for energy distribution in northwestern Peru. The power plant

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