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Badajoz

Badajoz is the capital city of the Spanish autonomous community of Extremadura, close to the Portuguese border. It has a population of 136,000. The cultivation of fruit and olives as well as the production of wine characterises the city’s economy. Local industries include the manufacturing of woollen and cotton materials, soaps, oils, cork and leather. Commerce and trade are key to Badajoz’s economy, with much trade transiting to and from Portugal. Badajoz’s hinterland possesses more livestock than any other Spanish region and is well known for its ham and bacon. The city council of Badajoz governs and administers the city. The city council exercises joint powers with the regional authorities of Extremadura including decisions on housing, planning, welfare and heritage issues. Badajoz is part of a Larger Urban Zone (LUZ) of 664,000 inhabitants.

CITY AND LUZ LEVEL

	CITY		QUINTILES Comparison with UA cities						LUZ
			Low				High
INDICATORS	YEAR	SCORE	5th	4th	3rd	2nd	1st	CASES	YEAR	SCORE	Ratio City:LUZ
DEMOGRAPHY
Total resident population	2004	139,135						342	2004	663,896	1:4.77
Total annual population change over 5 yrs.	2004	0%						247
Percentage of households that are 1-person households	2001	17%						297
Percentage of households that are lone-parent households
Average size of households	2004	3.11						173
SOCIAL ASPECTS
Average price per m2 for an apartment
Average price per m2 for a house	2001	€661						166
Percentage of households living in owned dwellings	2001	80%						305
Percentage of households living in social housing
Average living area in m2 per person	2001	30						229
Number of recorded crimes per 1,000 population	2004	26.54						223	2004	13.54	1:0.51
ECONOMIC ASPECTS
Unemployment rate	2004	11%						159	2004	15%	1:1.36
Unemployment rate - female	2004	22%						147	2004	29%	1:1.32
Employment rate	2004	58%						157
Activity rate	2004	65%						182	2004	64%	1:0.98
GDP per head (€)	2004	€54,057						148	2004	€52,653	1:0.97
Median disposable annual household income(€)	2004	€11,058						118	2004	€9,933	1:0.90
Percentage of households receiving less than half of the national average household income
CIVIC INVOLVEMENT
Percentage of registered electorate voting in city elections	2004	64%						193
TRAINING AND EDUCATION
No. of children aged 0-4 in day care per 1,000 children 0-4	2004	422						142	2004	433	1:1.03
% of working age population with only primary education	2004	0%						155	2004	1%	1:1.26
% of working age population with tertiary education	2001	0%						185
ENVIRONMENT
Summer Smog: No. of days ozone (O3) exceeds 120µg/m3	2004	20						212
Number of days PM10 concentrations exceed 50 µg/m3	2004	2						235
Amount of solid waste collected (domestic and commercial) - tonnes per capita per annum	2004	0.44						237
Percentage of solid waste processed by landfill	2004	65%						213
Green space to which the public has access (m2 per capita)
Population density (residents per km2)	2004	95						265	2004	31	1:0.32
TRANSPORT AND TRAVEL
Percentage of journeys to work by car	2004	67%						108	2004	70%	1:1.05
Average time of journey to work (mins.)	2004	17						107	2004	15	1:0.85

SUB CITY LEVEL

10 SUB-CITY DISTRICTS	Average Population: 13632		Comparison of Sub-City Districts
INDICATORS		YEAR	LOWEST	CITY SCORE	HIGHEST	RATIO Lowest:Highest
DEMOGRAPHY
Percentage of total population aged 0-4		2001	3%	5%	6%	1:2.01
Percentage of households that are 1-person households
Percentage of households that are lone-parent households
Percentage of households that are lone-pensioner households
Average size of households
SOCIAL ASPECTS
Proportion of dwellings lacking basic amenities
ECONOMIC ASPECTS
Unemployment rate		1991	14%	25%	43%	1:2.96
Percentage of unemployed who are under age 25
TRAINING AND EDUCATION
% of working age population with only primary education
% of working age population with secondary education
% of working age population with tertiary education
ENVIRONMENT
Population density (residents per km2)