NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Castellón (province)

Castellón (Spanish) or Castelló (Catalan/Valencian) is a province in the northern part of the Valencian Country, Spain. It is bordered by the provinces of Valencia, Teruel, Tarragona, and the Mediterranean Sea. Province locator map of Castellón (created by Montrealais) File links The following pages link to this file: Castellón (province) Categories: GFDL images ... Catalan (Català, Valencià) is a Romance language understood by as many as 12 million people in portions of Spain, France, Andorra and Italy, although the majority of active Catalan speakers are in Spain. ... In addition to its seventeen autonomous communities, Spain is divided into fifty provinces. ... Capital Valencia Official languages Valencian (Catalan) and Spanish (Castilian) Area – total – % of Spain Ranked 8th 23 255 km² 4,6% Population – Total (2003) – % of Spain – Density Ranked 4th 4 326 708 10,3% 186,05/km² Demonym – English – Valencian – Spanish Valencian valencià/valenciana valenciano/valenciana Statute of Autonomy July 10... Categories: Spain geography stubs | Valencia | Provinces of Spain ... Categories: Spain geography stubs | Aragon | Provinces of Spain ... Categories: Spain geography stubs | Catalonia | Provinces of Spain ... The Mediterranean Sea is a part of the Atlantic Ocean almost completely enclosed by land, on the north by Europe, on the south by Africa, and on the east by Asia. ...

Its capital is Castellón de la Plana (ca: Castelló de la Plana). The province has a population of 501,237 (2002), of whom 30% reside in the capital. Castellón de la Plana (in Catalan/Valencian Castelló de la Plana) is the capital city of the province of Castellón, in the Valencian autonomous community, Spain, in the east of the Iberian Peninsula, by the Mediterranean Sea (40°N 0°W). ...

It is a bilingual territory, with almost all inhabitants speaking Spanish, and very many also speaking the locally-official Valencian language.

Other major cities of the province include Vila-real (Spanish: Villarreal). There are 135 municipalities in Castellón; see List of municipalities in Castellón. This is a list of the municipalities in the province of Castellón or Castelló in the autonomous community of the Valencian Country, Spain. ...

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