Don Benito

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| settlement_type = Municipality

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| subdivision_type1 = Autonomous Community

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| subdivision_type2 = Province

| subdivision_name2 = Badajoz

| subdivision_type3 = Comarca

| subdivision_name3 = Las Vegas Altas

| established_title = Founded

| established_date = 15th century

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| leader_party = PSOE-Extremadura

| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name = Jose Luis Quintana Álvarez

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| area_total_km2 = 561,6

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| postal_code_type = Postal code

| postal_code = 06400

| area_code = +34 (Spain) + 924 (Badajoz)

| website = {{official website|http://www.donbenito.es/}}

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}}File:Anfiteatro Ave María de Don Benito.jpg

File:Parque Municipal de las Albercas.jpg

Don Benito ({{IPA|es|dom beˈnito}}) is a Spanish town and municipality in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura, near the left bank of the river Guadiana. According to the 2014 census,Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) the municipality has a population of 37,011.

History

Don Benito dates from the 15th century, when it was founded by refugees from Don Llorente, who deserted their own town due to the danger of floods from the Guadiana.{{EB1911|inline=1 |wstitle=Don Beníto |volume=8 |page=411}}

On 28 March 1809, the 9 km separating Don Benito from Medellín was the site of a major French victory against Spanish troops during the Peninsular War.

By 2021, the municipal government of Don Benito worked alongside that of Villanueva de la Serena to fuse the two neighbouring municipalities into a single one, paving the way for a 2022 non-binding consultation.{{Cite web|url=https://www.europapress.es/extremadura/noticia-villanueva-serena-don-benito-trabajan-fusion-ambas-municipios-someteran-consulta-popular-2022-20210915140736.html|website=Europa Press|title=Villanueva de la Serena y Don Benito trabajan en la fusión de ambas municipios, que someterán a consulta popular en 2022|date=15 September 2021}} On 8 November 2021, the Council of Ministers sanctioned the celebration of the consultation,{{Cite web|url=https://donbenito.hoy.es/consejo-ministros-aprueba-20211108141916-nt.html|website=Hoy|title=El Consejo de Ministros aprueba la consulta popular sobre la unión de Don Benito y Villanueva de la Serena|first=Estrella|last=Domeque}} to be held on 20 February 2022. Both municipalities approved the merging, in the case of Don Benito by a whisker (a 66.2% of yes votes relative to the 66.0% threshold set in advance).{{cite web|url=https://elpais.com/espana/2022-02-20/el-referendum-de-villanueva-de-la-serena-y-don-benito-en-el-aire-por-un-fallo-informatico.html|website=El País|title=Villanueva de la Serena y Don Benito aprueban su fusión al límite|date=20 February 2022|first=Manuel|last=Viejo}}

Demographics

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Geography

Don Benito has 37,048 inhabitants, and is part of an urban area with Villanueva de la Serena (26,071 inhabitants) 5 km away.

The municipality is composed by the town of Don Benito and seven villages:

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! Settlement

! Population (2012)

Don Benito

| align="right" | 32,783

Conquista del Guadiana

| align="right" | 133

Gargáligas

| align="right" | 549

Hernán Cortés

| align="right" | 921

Ruecas

| align="right" | 718

El Torviscal

| align="right" | 549

Valdehornillos

| align="right" | 664

Vivares

| align="right" | 731

= Climate =

Don Benito has a hot summer mediterranean climate (Köppen classification: Csa), bordering on a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).{{Cite web |last=Meteorología |first=Agencia Estatal de |title=Valores climatológicos normales - Agencia Estatal de Meteorología - AEMET. Gobierno de España |url=https://www.aemet.es/es/serviciosclimaticos/datosclimatologicos/valoresclimatologicos |access-date=2024-05-04 |website=www.aemet.es |language=es}} The winters are mild, although temperatures very occasionally drop below {{Convert|0|C|F}} during the coldest nights of the year. Summers are hot to very hot and temperatures often exceed {{Convert|35|C|F}} and occasionally exceed {{Convert|40|C|F}}.

Precipitation is moderately scarce throughout the year, averaging {{Convert|400|mm|in}} annually. Autumn is the season with the most rainfall, while the summers are dry.{{Weather box

| location = Don Benito, 1991-2020 normals, extremes (1989-present)

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| Jan record high C = 21.8

| Feb record high C = 24.7

| Mar record high C = 29.7

| Apr record high C = 37.3

| May record high C = 38.7

| Jun record high C = 42.9

| Jul record high C = 44.1

| Aug record high C = 43.7

| Sep record high C = 42.3

| Oct record high C = 35.8

| Nov record high C = 26.6

| Dec record high C = 22.0

| year record high C =

| Jan high C = 13.0

| Feb high C = 15.4

| Mar high C = 19.2

| Apr high C = 21.8

| May high C = 26.4

| Jun high C = 31.4

| Jul high C = 34.5

| Aug high C = 34.3

| Sep high C = 30.1

| Oct high C = 24.4

| Nov high C = 17.1

| Dec high C = 13.8

| year high C =

| Jan mean C = 8.1

| Feb mean C = 9.8

| Mar mean C = 12.9

| Apr mean C = 15.4

| May mean C = 19.5

| Jun mean C = 23.8

| Jul mean C = 26.2

| Aug mean C = 26.2

| Sep mean C = 22.9

| Oct mean C = 18.2

| Nov mean C = 12.2

| Dec mean C = 9.2

| year mean C =

| Jan low C = 3.1

| Feb low C = 4.1

| Mar low C = 6.6

| Apr low C = 9.0

| May low C = 12.5

| Jun low C = 16.1

| Jul low C = 17.9

| Aug low C = 18.2

| Sep low C = 15.7

| Oct low C = 12.0

| Nov low C = 7.2

| Dec low C = 4.7

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| Jan record low C = -7.9

| Feb record low C = -5.3

| Mar record low C = -4.4

| Apr record low C = 0.1

| May record low C = 3.6

| Jun record low C = 8.1

| Jul record low C = 8.7

| Aug record low C = 10.4

| Sep record low C = 7.8

| Oct record low C = 3.1

| Nov record low C = -2.4

| Dec record low C = -6.0

| year record low C =

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| Jan rain mm = 41.9

| Feb rain mm = 34.3

| Mar rain mm = 41.3

| Apr rain mm = 43.5

| May rain mm = 32.1

| Jun rain mm = 10.1

| Jul rain mm = 2.8

| Aug rain mm = 3.4

| Sep rain mm = 25.2

| Oct rain mm = 63.3

| Nov rain mm = 51.6

| Dec rain mm = 50.4

| year rain mm =

| unit precipitation days = 1 mm

| Jan precipitation days = 6.4

| Feb precipitation days = 5.7

| Mar precipitation days = 6.2

| Apr precipitation days = 6.7

| May precipitation days = 5.2

| Jun precipitation days = 1.6

| Jul precipitation days = 0.5

| Aug precipitation days = 0.7

| Sep precipitation days = 3.0

| Oct precipitation days = 6.3

| Nov precipitation days = 6.8

| Dec precipitation days = 7.3

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Transport

The town is served by a railway station on the Ciudad Real-Badajoz railway, part of an international line that links Madrid with Lisbon. It has been interested, along with the nearby Villanueva de la Serena, by a project of a tramway, not yet finalized.{{in lang|es}} [http://www.elperiodicoextremadura.com/noticias/vegasaltas/tranvia-circulara-don-benito-villanueva-futuro_328019.html "The circular tramway Don Benito-Villanueva in the future"]. El Periódico Extremadura, 29-9-2007{{in lang|es}} [http://www.hoy.es/20080212/regional/proyecto-tranvia-benito-villanueva-20080212.html "The project of the Don Benito-Villanueva tramway will be taken by the regional board"]. Hoy, 12-2-2008 The town is also the southern terminus of the EXA2 motorway from Miajadas.

Famous residents

Florinda Chico (1926-2011), actress
Jesús Gil Manzano (b. 1984), referee
Juanma Gómez (b. 1981), footballer
Pedro Porro (b. 1999), footballer

Twin towns

{{flagicon|Morocco}} Fquih Ben Salah, Morocco

References

External links

{{in lang|es}} [http://www.donbenito.es/ Don Benito official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030920135836/http://www.donbenito.es/ |date=2003-09-20 }}
{{in lang|es}} [http://www.historiayarqueologia.com/2016/09/abierta-al-publico-la-villa-romana-de.html Roman Villa of La Majona in Don Benito]

Category:Municipalities in the Province of Badajoz