Province o Castellón
Castellón (Spaingie: [kasteˈʎon]) or Castelló (Valencian: [kasteˈʎo]) is a province in the northren pairt o the Valencie Commonty, Spain. It is bordered bi the provinces o Valencia tae the sooth, Teruel tae the wast, Tarragona tae the north, an bi the Mediterranean Sea tae the east. The wastren side o the province is in the muntainous Sistema Ibérico aurie.
Castellón Castelló/Castellón | |
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 Map o Spain wi Castellón heichlichtit | |
| Coordinates: 40°10′N 0°10′W / 40.167°N 0.167°WCoordinates: 40°10′N 0°10′W / 40.167°N 0.167°W | |
| Kintra | Spain |
| Autonomous commonty | Valencie Commonty |
| Caipital | Castelló de la Plana |
| Govrenment | |
| • Preses | Carlos Fabra (Partido Popular) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6679 km2 (2,579 sq mi) |
| Area rank | Rankit 38th |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 602,301 |
| • Rank | Rankit 28t |
| • Density | 90/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Castellonense |
| Offeecial leid(s) | Valencie an Spainyie |
| Pairlament | Cortes Generales |
| Website | Provincial wabsteid |
Its caipital is Castelló de la Plana (Spaingie: Castellón de la Plana). The province haed a population o 501,237 in 2002, o whom 30% wur residin in the caipital, 60% in its metropolitan area, an 85% alang the coastline.
It is a bilingual territory, wi mony inhabitants speakin baith Spaingie an the local, co-offeecial leid o Valencie.
Ither major cities o the province include Vila-real, Borriana, La Vall d'Uixó an Vinaròs. There are 135 municipalities in Castellón; see Leet o municipalities in Castellón.
Comarques
eeditThe province is historically subdividit intae the follaein comarques: