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Despite the comarca—a unit similar to a county or shire in the English-speaking world—having long been of traditional usage in the Land of Valencia, the current comarques are actually modern, proposed after an intense debate during the 1960s. This is a list of the comarques (singular comarca) of Catalonia. ... A county is generally a sub-unit of regional self-government within a sovereign jurisdiction. ... A shire is an administrative area of Great Britain and Australia. ... Capital Valencia Official languages Valencian (Catalan) and Castilian (Spanish) Area â€“ total â€“ % of Spain Ranked 8th 23,255 kmÂ² 4. ...

The current organization was approved in 1986 by the government of Generalitat Valenciana where three homologous territorial demarcation categories were established. 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 valenci...

The first category is the municipality, the second is the "comarca" and the third is the province. However, this second category is nowhere defined as "comarca", and comarques are not given any juridical or administrative competence. Municipalities can indeed share competences by creating mancomunities that may go beyond comarcal delimitations, but not provincial ones. A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly referring to a city, town, or village, or a small grouping of them. ... A province is a territorial unit, almost always a country subdivision. ...

Homologous territorial demarcations according to Generalitat Valenciana.

Land of Valencia (2005)

Comarca	Population	Extension (km²)	Density (inh/km²)

Alacantí	443,261	673.20	658.44
Alcoià	109,712	539.70	204.04
Alcalatén	16,138	648.70	24.88
Alt Maestrat	8,003	662.90	12.17
Alto Mijares	4,181	667.40	6.26
Alto Palancia	23,688	964.90	24.55
Alt Vinalopó	52,170	645.00	80.88
Baix Maestrat	74,676	1,221.40	61.14
Baix Segura	325,278	957.30	339.79
Baix Vinalopó	267,954	489.20	547.74
Camp de Morvedre	81,986	271.10	302.42
Camp de Túria	125,129	823.10	152.02
Canal de Navarrés	17,404	709.30	24.54
Comtat	27,157	376.40	72.15
Costera	70,861	528.10	134.18
Foia de Bunyol	37,061	817.30	45.35
Horta Nord	201,412	140.40	1,434.56
Horta Oest	320,613	187.30	1,711.76
Horta Sud	155,245	165.80	936.90
Marina Alta	175,310	759.30	230.88
Marina Baixa	166,255	605.30	274.67
Els Ports	5,174	903.90	5.75
Plana Alta	234,887	957.30	245.44
Plana Baixa	176,685	605.20	291.94
Plana de Utiel	38,698	1,725.90	22.42
Rincón de Ademuz	2,505	370.10	6.77
Ribera Alta	210,637	1,011.50	208.24
Ribera Baixa	78,070	280.36	278.46
Serrans	17,393	1,358.70	12.80
Safor	163,975	429.60	381.69
València	796,549	134.60	5,837.53
Vall d'Albaida	88,596	721.60	122,77
Valle de Cofrentes	10,490	1,141.20	9.19
Vinalopó Mitjà	165,294	798.60	203.92
Total	4,692,447	23,291.70	201.46

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Image File history File links Download high resolution version (595x1000, 145 KB) Summary Found at catalan wikipedia: [1] Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Comarcas of Spain Comarques of Land of Valencia ... 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 valenci... Capital Valencia Official languages Valencian (Catalan) and Castilian (Spanish) Area â€“ total â€“ % of Spain Ranked 8th 23,255 kmÂ² 4. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... More important cities by: Municipalities of the comarca The AlacantÃ or lAlacantÃ is a comarca in the Land of Valencia, Spain. ... Province Alicante Capital Alcoi/Alcoy Largest city Alcoi/Alcoy Demonym Population 109,712 (2001) Area 540. ... Province CastellÃ³n Capital LAlcora Largest city LAlcora Demonym Population 16,138 (2001) Area 648. ... Province CastellÃ³n Capital AlbocÃ sser Largest city Villafranca del Cid / Vilafranca Demonym Population 8,035 (2001) Area 652. ... Province CastellÃ³n Capital Cirat Largest city Montanejos Demonym Population 4061 (2001) Area 647. ... Province CastellÃ³n Capital Segorbe Largest city Segorbe Demonym Population 22,830 (2002) Area 964. ... Province Alicante Capital Villena Largest city Villena Demonym Population 52,170 (2001) Area 673. ... Province CastellÃ³n Capital VinarÃ²s Largest city VinarÃ²s Demonym Population 72,178 (2004) Area 1221. ... Province Alicante Capital Orihuela Largest city Torrevieja Demonym Population 325,276 (2001) Area 957. ... Comarcas of Valencian Country Capital Elx Population (2002) 248,350 inhab. ... Province Valencia Capital Sagunt/Sagunto Largest city Sagunt/Sagunto Demonym Population 79,421 (2004) Area 276. ... Province Valencia Capital LlÃria Largest city LlÃria Demonym Population 100,650 (2004) Area 748. ... Province Valencia Capital Enguera Largest city Enguera Demonym Population 17,221 (2004) Area 709. ... Province Alicante Capital Cocentaina Largest city Cocentaina Demonym Population 27,157 (2001) Area 376. ... Province Valencia Capital XÃ tiva Largest city XÃ tiva Demonym Population 70,861 (2004) Area 528. ... Province Valencia Capital PuÃ§ol Largest city Burjassot Demonym Population 197,505 (2004) Area 140. ... Province Valencia Capital Torrent Largest city Torrent Demonym Population 320,613 (2004) Area 187. ... Province Valencia Capital Silla Largest city Catarroja Demonym Population 155,245 (2004) Area 165. ... Province Alicante Capital DÃ©nia Largest city DÃ©nia Demonym Population 175,310 (2001) Area 693. ... Comarcas of Valencian Country Capital La Vila Joiosa Population (2002) 147,039 inhab. ... Province CastellÃ³n Capital Morella Largest city Morella Demonym Population 5130 (2005) Area 903. ... Province CastellÃ³n Capital CastellÃ³ de la Plana / CastellÃ³n de la Plana Largest city CastellÃ³ de la Plana / CastellÃ³n de la Plana Demonym Population 226,591 (2004) Area 957. ... Province CastellÃ³n Capital Vila-real/Villarreal Largest city Vila-real/Villarreal Demonym Population 176,685 (2005) Area 605 km2 Population density 292. ... RincÃ³n de Ademuz is an enclave of the province of ValÃ¨ncia located between the provinces of Cuenca and Teruel. ... Ribera Alta is a town located in the province of Araba, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, in the North of Spain. ... Province Valencia Capital Sueca Largest city Sueca Demonym Population 78,070 (2004) Area 280. ... Safor is a comarca within the province of Valencia, Spain. ... Valencia from space, June 1996 The Hemispheric at the Ciutat de les Arts i les CiÃ¨ncies by Santiago Calatrava, Valencia, Spain. ... Province Valencia Capital Ontinyent Largest city Ontinyent Demonym Population 88,596 (2005) Area 721. ... Province Valencia Capital Ayora Largest city Ayora Demonym Population 10,400 (2004) Area 1141. ... Province Alicante Capital Elda Largest city Elda Demonym Population 165,294 (2001) Area 798. ... for the cycling team, see Comunitat Valenciana (cycling team). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Land_of_Valencia_(official). ... More important cities by: Municipalities of the comarca The AlacantÃ or lAlacantÃ is a comarca in the Land of Valencia, Spain. ... Province Alicante Capital Alcoi/Alcoy Largest city Alcoi/Alcoy Demonym Population 109,712 (2001) Area 540. ... Province CastellÃ³n Capital LAlcora Largest city LAlcora Demonym Population 16,138 (2001) Area 648. ... Province CastellÃ³n Capital AlbocÃ sser Largest city Villafranca del Cid / Vilafranca Demonym Population 8,035 (2001) Area 652. ... Province CastellÃ³n Capital Cirat Largest city Montanejos Demonym Population 4061 (2001) Area 647. ... Province CastellÃ³n Capital Segorbe Largest city Segorbe Demonym Population 22,830 (2002) Area 964. ... Province Alicante Capital Villena Largest city Villena Demonym Population 52,170 (2001) Area 673. ... Province CastellÃ³n Capital VinarÃ²s Largest city VinarÃ²s Demonym Population 72,178 (2004) Area 1221. ... Comarcas of Valencian Country Capital Elx Population (2002) 248,350 inhab. ... Province Valencia Capital Sagunt/Sagunto Largest city Sagunt/Sagunto Demonym Population 79,421 (2004) Area 276. ... Province Valencia Capital LlÃria Largest city LlÃria Demonym Population 100,650 (2004) Area 748. ... Province Valencia Capital Enguera Largest city Enguera Demonym Population 17,221 (2004) Area 709. ... Province Alicante Capital Cocentaina Largest city Cocentaina Demonym Population 27,157 (2001) Area 376. ... Province Valencia Capital XÃ tiva Largest city XÃ tiva Demonym Population 70,861 (2004) Area 528. ... Province Valencia Capital PuÃ§ol Largest city Burjassot Demonym Population 197,505 (2004) Area 140. ... Province Valencia Capital Torrent Largest city Torrent Demonym Population 320,613 (2004) Area 187. ... Province Valencia Capital Silla Largest city Catarroja Demonym Population 155,245 (2004) Area 165. ... Province Valencia Capital BuÃ±ol Largest city Chiva Demonym Population 36,251 (2004) Area 817. ... Province Alicante Capital DÃ©nia Largest city DÃ©nia Demonym Population 175,310 (2001) Area 693. ... Comarcas of Valencian Country Capital La Vila Joiosa Population (2002) 147,039 inhab. ... Province CastellÃ³n Capital Morella Largest city Morella Demonym Population 5130 (2005) Area 903. ... Province CastellÃ³n Capital CastellÃ³ de la Plana / CastellÃ³n de la Plana Largest city CastellÃ³ de la Plana / CastellÃ³n de la Plana Demonym Population 226,591 (2004) Area 957. ... Province CastellÃ³n Capital Vila-real/Villarreal Largest city Vila-real/Villarreal Demonym Population 176,685 (2005) Area 605 km2 Population density 292. ... Province Valencia Capital Requena Largest city Requena Demonym Population 38,576 (2004) Area 1725. ... RincÃ³n de Ademuz is an enclave of the province of ValÃ¨ncia located between the provinces of Cuenca and Teruel. ... Province Valencia Capital Alzira Largest city Alzira Demonym Population 210,637 (2004) Area 1011. ... Province Valencia Capital Sueca Largest city Sueca Demonym Population 78,070 (2004) Area 280. ... Safor is a comarca within the province of Valencia, Spain. ... Province Valencia Capital Chelva Largest city Villar del Arzobispo Demonym Population 16,109 (2004) Area 1400. ... Valencia from space, June 1996 The Hemispheric at the Ciutat de les Arts i les CiÃ¨ncies by Santiago Calatrava, Valencia, Spain. ... Province Valencia Capital Ontinyent Largest city Ontinyent Demonym Population 88,596 (2005) Area 721. ... Province Valencia Capital Ayora Largest city Ayora Demonym Population 10,400 (2004) Area 1141. ... Province Alicante Capital Orihuela Largest city Torrevieja Demonym Population 325,276 (2001) Area 3820 km2 Population density 85. ... Province Alicante Capital Elda Largest city Elda Demonym Population 165,294 (2001) Area 798. ...

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