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
Province
Coat airms
Map o Spain wi Castellón heichlichtit
Coordinates: 40°10′N 0°10′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

Towns with a population greater than 7,000 in the province of Castellón (according to 2005 census)

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

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