Plasencia is a walled market city in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura, Western Spain. As of 2010[update], it had a population of 41,447.
Situated on the bank of the Jerte River, Plasencia has a historic quarter that is a consequence of the city's strategic location along the Silver Route, or Ruta de la Plata. Since the 15th century, the noblemen of the region began to move to Plasencia, defining its current appearance.
The province of Cáceres (pronounced: [ˈkaθəɾes]) is a province of western Spain, in the northern part of the autonomous community of Extremadura. It is bordered by the provinces of Salamanca, Ávila, Toledo, and Badajoz, and by Portugal.
Its capital is the city of Cáceres. Other cities in the province include Plasencia and Trujillo, the birthplace of Francisco Pizarro González. As of 2012[update], the province had a population of 413,597, of whom a quarter live in the capital.
The province of Cáceres is divided into 219 municipalities:
There are also traditional comarcas in Cáceres Province, like Las Villuercas and Las Hurdes, but these don't have much official recognition.