Alburquerque, Badajoz

For other uses, see Alburquerque (disambiguation).

Alburquerque
Town
Coat of arms
Alburquerque Location in Spain
Alburquerque Location in Extremadura
Coordinates:
Country	Spain
Autonomous Community	Extremadura
Province	Badajoz
Comarca	Tierra de Badajoz
Government
• Mayor	Ángel Vadillo Espino (PSOE)
Area
• Total	723 km2 (279 sq mi)
Elevation(AMSL)	506 m (1,660 ft)
Population (2012)
• Total	5,587
• Density	7.7/km2 (20/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (GMT +2) (UTC+2)
Postal code	06510
Area code(s)	+34 (Spain) + 924 (Badajoz)
Website	www.alburquerque.es

Alburquerque Spanish pronunciation: [alβurˈkerke] is a town in the province of Badajoz in Spain. It has 5,600 inhabitants. It is very close to the border with Portugal and was an ancient dominion of the kings of this country. The origin of the name of the town is uncertain. It is believed to stem from Latin, alba quercus, or "the white oak". Another theory suggests that it may come from the Arabic Abu al-Qurq, which means "father of the cork [oak]".

The titles of Lord of Alburquerque (de Meneses) and later Count of Alburquerque (de Castilla) and Duke of Alburquerque (de La Cueva) were important in Castile in the Middle Ages, see e.g. Sancho Alfonso, 1st Count of Alburquerque.

Its sister city of Albuquerque in the United States takes its name from this town (but note the spelling difference: the lack of the 'r' after the first 'u').