Barcarrota is a Spaingie municipality in the province o Badajoz, Extremadura. It haes a population o 3,664 (2007) an a aurie o 136.1 km².

Barcarrota
KintraSpain
Autonomous commontyExtremadura
ProvinceBadajoz
ComarcaLlanos de Olivenza
Govrenment
 • AlcaldeSantiago Manuel Cuadrado Rodríguez
Area
 • Total136.1 km2 (52.5 sq mi)
Elevation
467 m (1,532 ft)
Population
 (2007)
 • Total3,664
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
WebsiteAyuntamiento de Barcarrota

Barcarrota wis the location o the Battle o Villanueva de Barcarrota (1336), in which Castilian troops decisively defeatit a Portuguese airmy.

Coordinates: 38°30′53″N 06°50′55″W / 38.51472°N 6.84861°W / 38.51472; -6.84861