Editing Province of Castellón

{{Short description|Province of Spain}}
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| native_name            = {{Native name|es|'''Provincia de Castellón'''}} <br /> {{Native name|ca-valencia|'''Província de Castelló'''}}
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| seat_type              = Capital
| seat                   = [[File:Coat of Arms of Castellón City.svg|15px]] [[Castellón de la Plana]]
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| leader_title           = Presidenta
| leader_name            = Marta Barrachina Mateu
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| area_total_km2         = 6611.93
| area_rank              = [[List of Spanish provinces by area|Ranked 38th]]
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| blank_info_sec1        = [[Spanish language|Spanish]] and [[Valencian language|Valencian]]
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| population_total       = 587064
| population_as_of       = 2021
| population_rank        = [[List of Spanish provinces by population|Ranked 28th]]
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| population_demonym     = •''castellonense'' ([[Spanish language|es]])<br> •''castellonenc'', ''-ca'' ([[Valencian language|va]])
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'''Castellón''' ({{IPA|es|kasteˈʎon|lang}}); co-officially in {{langx|ca-valencia|'''Castelló'''}} {{IPA|ca-valencia|kasteˈʎo|}}) is a [[Provinces of Spain|province]] in the northern part of the [[Valencian Community]]. It is bordered by the provinces of [[Province of Valencia|Valencia]] to the south, [[Province of Teruel|Teruel]] to the west, [[Province of Tarragona|Tarragona]] to the north, and by the [[Mediterranean Sea]] to the east.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/98487/Castellon// |title=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=2018-12-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518072631/http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/98487/Castellon// |archive-date=2015-05-18 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The western side of the province is in the [[mountain]]ous [[Sistema Ibérico]] area.

==Geography==
[[File:Main towns in the province of Castellón.png|thumb|left|250px|Towns with a population greater than 7,000 in the province (2005 census)]]

Castellón's capital is [[Castellón de la Plana]]. The province had a population of 579,962 at the start of 2019,<ref>Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid, 2019.</ref> 30% of whom were residing in the capital, 60% in its metropolitan area, and 85% along the coastline. As of the 2011 Census, the population had grown to 594,423 people, but has since declined.<ref>Instituto Nacional de Estadistica, Madrid, 2019.</ref> The province, and in particular its idle large [[Castellón–Costa Azahar Airport|airport]], has become a symbol of the wasteful spending prior to the [[2008–14 Spanish financial crisis|2008-14 Spanish financial crisis]].

It is a bilingual territory whose inhabitants speak both Spanish and the local co-official language [[Valencian language|Valencian]].

Other major cities of the province include [[Vila-real]], [[Borriana, Castellón|Borriana]], [[La Vall d'Uixó]] and [[Vinaròs]]. There are 135 municipalities in Castellón; see [[List of municipalities in Castellón]].

Castellón is the home of [[Penyagolosa]], the highest mountain of the province and the second highest one in the [[Valencian Community]]. It is widely considered to be one of the most emblematic Valencian mountains.

The [[Prime meridian (Greenwich)|Greenwich Meridian]] (the Prime Meridian) passes through the province; there are localities with commemorative monuments such as La Pobla Tornesa, Castellón or Almassora (Paseo Marítimo), and in Castellon it intersects the 40th parallel, and the exact point can be visited at the Meridian Park.<ref name="Castelló Turismo2020">{{cite web |title=Meridian Park {{!}} Castelló Turismo |url=https://www.castellonturismo.com/en/what-to-see/urban-parks/meridian-park/ |publisher=Ajuntament de Castelló Turismo |access-date=28 June 2020}}</ref>

===Population development===
The historical population is given in the following chart:
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 bar:1900 from:0 till:318 text:318,260
 bar:1910 from:0 till:334 text:334,181
 bar:1920 from:0 till:325 text:325,211
 bar:1930 from:0 till:318 text:317,899
 bar:1940 from:0 till:320 text:320,443
 bar:1950 from:0 till:330 text:330,257
 bar:1960 from:0 till:343 text:342,649
 bar:1970 from:0 till:387 text:386,516
 bar:1980 from:0 till:432 text:431,893
 bar:1990 from:0 till:447 text:446,744
 bar:2000 from:0 till:485 text:484,566
 bar:2010 from:0 till:594 text:594,423
 bar:2020 from:0 till:586 text:585,590

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==Economy==

Traditionally, the economy of Castellón has been focused on the production of citrus and vegetables ([[Nules]] and [[Benicarló]]). Since the 17th century, Castellón has developed an important ceramic and ceramic tile industry ([[Onda, Castellón|Onda]], [[L'Alcora]], [[Nules]], [[Castellón de la Plana]] and [[Vila-real]]) and nowadays most of the Spanish tile producers are concentrated in the province. Also, furniture ([[Benicarló]] and [[Vinaròs]]) and chemical industries (Benicarló and Castellón) are present. There is a large oil refinery in Castellón de la Plana.

Traditional industries such as shoe and footwear ([[La Vall d'Uixó]]), fishing (Castellón, [[Vinaròs]]) and textiles ([[Vilafranca]] and [[Morella, Castellón|Morella]]), have given way to a service-based economy due to the increasing importance of tourism in the economy of the province.

==Tourism==
The Province of Castellón has varied landscapes and heritage that supports a growing tourist industry. The largest seaside and beach resorts include [[Benicàssim]], [[Oropesa del Mar|Orpesa]], Vinaròs, [[Borriana, Castellón|Borriana]], [[Peníscola]], Benicarló, etc. There are opportunities for rural tourism in the interior, as well as monumental towns like Morella, [[Vilafamés]], [[Sant Mateu]], [[Segorbe]], mineral springs at [[Montanejos]], [[Benassal]], [[Catí]], etc.

More than 50% of the hotel beds are concentrated in Peniscola, which is the third most popular tourist destination in the Valencian Community after [[Benidorm]] and [[Valencia]].

==Comarques==

The province is historically subdivided into the following [[Comarques of the Valencian Community|comarques]]:

* [[Alcalatén]]
* [[Alt Maestrat]]
* [[Alto Mijares]]
* [[Alto Palancia]]
* [[Baix Maestrat]]
* [[Plana Alta]]
* [[Plana Baixa]]
* [[Ports (comarca)|Ports]]

==Notes==
{{Notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Wikivoyage|Castellón (province)}}
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