Eljas

Settlement in Extremadura

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Municipality in Extremadura, Spain

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40°14′N 6°49′W / 40.233°N 6.817°W / 40.233; -6.817CountrySpainAutonomous communityExtremaduraProvinceCáceresMunicipalityEljasGovernment

• AlcaldeAntonio Bellanco Fernández (IPEX)Area

• Total33 km² (13 sq mi)Elevation

640 m (2,100 ft)Population

(2018)^[1]

• Total915 • Density28/km² (72/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

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.