Province o Castellón
| Castellón Castelló/Castellón |
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| Coordinates: 40°10′N 0°10′W / 40.167°N 0.167°W | |||
| Autonomous commonty | Valencie Commonty | ||
| Caipital | Castelló de la Plana | ||
| Govrenment | |||
| - Preses | Carlos Fabra (Partido Popular) | ||
| Aurie | |||
| - Tot | 6,679 km2 (2,578.8 sq mi) | ||
| Aurie rank | Ranked 38th | ||
| Indwallers (2008) | |||
| - Tot | 602,301 | ||
| - Rank | Ranked 28t | ||
| - Densitie | 90.2/km2 (233.6/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym | Castellonense | ||
| Offeecial leid(s) | Valencie an Spainyie | ||
| Wabsteid | Provincial wabsteid | ||
Castellón (Spanish: [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.
Its caipital is Castelló de la Plana (Spainyie: 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 aurie, an 85% alang the coastline.
It is a bilingual territory, wi mony inhabitants speakin baith Spainyie an the local, co-offeecial leid o Valencie.
Ither major ceeties 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 [edit]
The province is historically subdividit intae the follaein comarques:
- L'Alcalatén
- L'Alt Maestrat
- L'Alt Millars / Alto Mijares
- L'Alt Palància
- El Baix Maestrat
- La Plana Alta
- La Plana Baixa
- Els Ports
