BADAJOS, a province of Spain, forming, by the division of 1833, the southern half of the old province of Estremadura, or what is generally called Lower Estremadura. It is bounded on the N. by Cáceres, E. by Ciudad Real, S. and S.E. by Cordova, Sevilla, and Huelva, and W. by Portugal, embracing an area of 596 square leagues. It contains 15 partidos, 162 ayuntamientos, 4 cities, 123 towns, and 45 villages; pop. in 1849, 336,136. See ESTREMADURA.