Alt Maestrat

Alt Maestrat (Valencian: [ˈald maesˈtɾat]; Spanish: Alto Maestrazgo [ˈalto maesˈtɾaθɣo]) is a comarca in the province of Castellón, Valencian Community, Spain.

Alt Maestrat Alt Maestrat (Valencian) Alto Maestrazgo (Spanish)
Comarca
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Valencian Community
Province	Castellón / Castelló
Capital	Albocàsser
Municipalities	12 municipalities Albocàsser, Ares del Maestrat, Atzeneta del Maestrat, Benafigos, Benassal, Catí, Culla, La Serratella, Tírig, La Torre d'en Besora, Vilar de Canes, Vistabella del Maestrat
Area
• Total	845 km2 (326 sq mi)
Population  (2019)[1]
• Total	6,657
• Density	7.9/km2 (20/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Most populated municipality	Vilafranca

Municipalities

The comarca of Alt Maestrat is composed of nine municipalities, listed below with their populations at the 2001 and 2011 Censuses, and according to the most recent official estimates (for 1 January 2019):

Name	Population (2001)[2]	Population (2011)[3]	Population (2019)[4]
Albocàsser	1,353	1,385	1,241
Ares del Maestrat	235	212	186
Benassal	1,374	1,223	1,068
Catí	850	829	721
Culla	733	609	495
Tírig	549	519	419
La Torre d'en Besora	190	176	158
Vilar de Canes	183	187	169
Vilafranca	2,570	2,479	2,200
Totals	8,037	7,619	6,657

Municipalities of Alt Maestrat (until 2022)

References

1. Official estimate as at 1 January 2019: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid, 2019.
2. Census of 1 November 2001: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid, 2019.
3. Census of 1 November 2011: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid, 2019.
4. Official estimate as at 1 January 2019: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid, 2019.

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