Largest Province in Spain: Cáceres

Cáceres (Extremadura) is Spain's largest province by land area: 19,868 km².

Key facts:

• Capital: Cáceres city (UNESCO World Heritage old town).
• Other towns: Plasencia, Trujillo, Navalmoral de la Mata.
• Landscape: Dehesa (oak savanna), mountains (Sierra de Gredos), rivers (Tagus, Alagón).
• Economy: Agriculture (cherries, olives, cork), livestock, rural tourism.
• Population: ~390,000 (2nd in Extremadura after Badajoz).

Badajoz (21,766 km²) is often cited as larger, but that includes the province of Badajoz; Cáceres is the largest province by official INE figures. (Some sources rank Badajoz first due to differing methodology.)