Plana Baixa

Plana Baixa
Comarca
Country Spain
Autonomous community Valencian Community
Province Castellón / Castelló
Capital Burriana / Borriana
Municipalities
20 municipalities
Area
 • Total
605.15 km2 (233.65 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[1]
 • Total
190,925
 • Density320/km2 (820/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Most populated municipalityVillarreal / Vila-real

Plana Baixa (Valencian: [ˈplana ˈbajʃa]; Spanish: Plana Baja [ˈplana ˈβaxa]) is a comarca in the province of Castellón, Valencian Community, Spain.

The main source of water for irrigation in the area is the Millars River.

Municipalities

The comarca is composed of 20 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]
Aín (Ahín) 155 139 127
Alcudia de Veo 199 221 190
Alfondeguilla 921 879 866
Almenara 4,947 6,059 5,998
Les Alqueries 3,594 4,452 4,449
Artana 1,870 1,956 1,947
Betxí 5,315 5,772 5,645
Borriana 26,757 35,044 34,683
Chilches/Xilxes 2,347 2,853 2,679
Eslida 764 917 759
La Llosa 908 949 951
Moncofa 4,024 6,390 6,525
Nules 11,542 13,549 13,103
Onda 20,019 25,089 24,859
Ribesalbes 1,262 1,320 1,174
Sueras/Suera 575 634 525
Tales 724 897 825
La Vall d'Uixó 28,964 32,733 31,660
La Vilavella 3,363 3,279 3,157
Vila-real 42,442 50,747 50,893
Municipalities of Plana Baixa

References

  1. ^ Official estimate as at 1 January 2019: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid, 2019.
  2. ^ Census of 1 November 2001: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid, 2019.
  3. ^ Census of 1 November 2011: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid, 2019.
  4. ^ Official estimate as at 1 January 2019: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid, 2019.


39°50′39.82″N 0°9′2.58″W / 39.8443944°N 0.1507167°W / 39.8443944; -0.1507167


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