Bienvenida, Badajoz

Place in Extremadura, Spain

38°17′57″N 6°12′33″W / 38.29917°N 6.20917°W / 38.29917; -6.20917Country SpainAutonomous community ExtremaduraProvinceBadajozComarcaTentudíaGovernment • AlcaldeAntoñito el Fontanero (Ind.)Area • Total92.2 km² (35.6 sq mi)Population • Total2,128Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Bienvenida is a Spanish municipality in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura. It has a population of 2,343 (2007) and an area of 92.2 km².

It is the Spanish town that is a member of the Charter of European Rural Communities, a town twinning association across the European Union.

This was also the town where, until his death in 2018, the oldest man in Spain and the World lived. His name was Francisco Núñez Olivera and lived 113 years (1904–2018).^[2]

It is the birthplace of CE Sabadell football player David Astals.

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