Eljas, Spain | |
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municipality | |
View of Eljas |
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View of Eljas | |
Coordinates: 40°14′N 6°49′W / 40.233°N 6.817°W | |
Country | Spain |
Autonomous community | Extremadura |
Province | Cáceres |
Municipality | Eljas |
Government | |
• Alcalde | Antonio Bellanco Fernández (IPEX) |
Area | |
• Total | 33 km2 (13 sq mi) |
Elevation | 640 m (2,100 ft) |
Population (2008) | |
• Total | 1,046 |
• Density | 31.7/km2 (82/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Eljas (Fala: Ellas or As Ellas) is a municipality (municipio) located in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain. According to the 2008 census (INE), the municipality has 1,046 inhabitants.
The local linguistic variety is the so-called Fala language, different from both Spanish and Portuguese, but closer to the second.