Castellón (Spanish) or Castelló (Valencian/Catalan) is a province in
the northern part of the Valencian Community, 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, 60% in its metropolitan area and 85% in the coastal line.
It is a bilingual territory, with almost all inhabitants speaking Spanish,
and many also speaking the regionally-wide co-official Valencian.
Other major cities of the province include Vila-real (Spanish: Villarreal),
Burriana and Vinaròs.
There are 135 municipalities in Castellón.
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