Province of Castellón

Castellón ( Spanish name; Valencian Castelló) is a province in the Spanish Autonomous Region of Valencia. It has 594 915 inhabitants (2008 ). Its capital is Castellón de la Plana.

Geography

The Castellón province is located on the Mediterranean coast. It is bordered to the north by Catalonia ( Tarragona ), Aragon in the west (Teruel province ) and on the south by the province of Valencia. The provincial capital is Castellón de la Plana.

In Castellón, located in the village Tirig with the Cova dels Cavalls the second most important cave paintings of Spain to Altamira.

Languages

As in the other two provinces of the Region of Valencia (Alicante, Valencia) is spoken in Castellón alongside Spanish Valencian. Since 1982, the Valencian considered as an official language in the region of Valencia.

Administrative divisions and largest places

The Castellón province is divided into eight Comarcas, which are administrative districts.

  • Comarca: Spanish ( and Valencian ) Name / capital
  • Alcalatén (L' Alcalatén ) / Alcora
  • Alto Maestrazgo (Alt Maestrat ) / Albocácer
  • Alto Mijares (L' Alt Millars ) / Cirat
  • Alto Palancia (L' Alt Palancia ) / Segorbe
  • Bajo Maestrazgo ( Baix Maestrat ) / Vinaroz
  • Plana Alta ( Alta Plana ) / Castellón de la Plana
  • Plana Baja ( Plana Baixa ) / Burriana
  • Los Puerto de Morella ( Els Ports ) / Morella

A map of this can be found under Political Structure in the article Valencian Community.

Municipalities with over 10,000 inhabitants:

(As of 1 January 2013)

Province of Tarragona Province of Teruel Province of Alicante Morella, Castellón Villarreal Benicàssim Province of Barcelona Biscay Gipuzkoa Province of Huesca Province of Lleida Community of Madrid Province of Palencia Province of Salamanca Province of Seville Province of Soria
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