Castellón (province)

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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.

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.

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

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

Other major cities of the province include Vila-real (Spanish: Villarreal), Burriana and Vinaròs. There are 135 municipalities in Castellón; see List of municipalities in Castellón.

The province is historically subdivided in comarcas/comarques (shires):

• L'Alcalatén
• L'Alt Maestrat
• L'Alt Millars / Alto Mijares
• L'Alt Palància
• El Baix Maestrat
• La Plana Alta
• La Plana Baixa
• Els Ports

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