Plana Alta (Valencian: [ˈplana ˈalta]; Spanish: [ˈplana ˈalta]) is a comarca in the province of Castellón in the Valencian Community, Spain. The largest town in the comarca is Castellón de la Plana, which is also the capital and largest town in the province.
Plana Alta | |
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| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Valencian Community |
| Province |  Castellón / Castelló |
| Capital and largest city |  Castellón de la Plana |
| Municipalities | |
| Area | |
• Total | 938 km2 (362 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[1] | |
• Total | 252,828 |
| • Density | 270/km2 (700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Municipalities
editThe comarca comprises 17 municipalities, listed below with their populations at the 2001 and 2011 Censuses and according to the latest official estimates:
| Name | Population (2001)[2] |
Population (2011)[3] |
Population (2019)[4] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Almassora | 17,331 | 25,522 | 26,270 |
| Benicàssim | 12,456 | 18,178 | 18,192 |
| Benlloc | 901 | 1,153 | 1,033 |
| Borriol | 3,812 | 5,210 | 5,360 |
| Cabanes | 2,473 | 2,951 | 2,958 |
| Castellón de la Plana | 147,667 | 176,298 | 171,728 |
| Les Coves de Vinromà | 1,818 | 1,988 | 1,823 |
| Oropesa del Mar/Orpesa | 4,287 | 9,733 | 9,076 |
| La Pobla Tornesa | 581 | 1,142 | 1,211 |
| Sant Joan de Moró | 1,863 | 2,977 | 3,159 |
| Sarratella | 93 | 99 | 101 |
| La Serra d'en Galceran | 1,070 | 1,050 | 976 |
| Torre d'en Doménec | 229 | 241 | 180 |
| Torreblanca | 4,790 | 5,726 | 5,528 |
| Vall d'Alba | 1,943 | 2,939 | 2,807 |
| Vilafamés | 1,514 | 1,937 | 1,842 |
| Vilanova d'Alcolea | 640 | 668 | 584 |
References
edit- ^ Official estimate as at 1 January 2019: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid, 2019.
- ^ Census of 1 November 2001: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid, 2019.
- ^ Census of 1 November 2011: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid, 2019.
- ^ Official estimate as at 1 January 2019: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid, 2019.
40°0′23.68″N 0°1′38.87″W / 40.0065778°N 0.0274639°W
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