🇪🇸 Montijo is a town and municipality in the province of Badajoz, in Extremadura, Spain. It is located between Badajoz and Mérida, near Guadiana river banks. The extension of the municipality covers 3 different centres of population: Lácara, Barbaño and Montijo, the last one being the capital.
Montijo has a population of over 16,236 people. Montijo also forms part of the wider Tierra de Mérida - Vegas Bajas comarca which has a population of over 131,154 people. Montijo is situated 29 km west of Mérida.