Alt Maestrat

Alt Maestrat
Alt Maestrat (Valencian)
Alto Maestrazgo (Spanish)
Country Spain
Autonomous community Valencian Community
Province Castellón / Castelló
Capital Albocàsser
Municipalities
Area
 • Total845 km2 (326 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[1]
 • Total6,657
 • Density7.9/km2 (20/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Most populated municipalityVilafranca

Alt Maestrat (Valencian: [ˈald maesˈtɾat]; Spanish: Alto Maestrazgo [ˈalto maesˈtɾaθɣo]) is a comarca in the province of Castellón, Valencian Community, Spain.

Municipalities

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The comarca of Alt Maestrat is composed of nine municipalities, listed below with their populations at the 2001 and 2011 Censuses, and according to the most recent official estimates (for 1 January 2019):

Name Population
(2001)
[2]
Population
(2011)
[3]
Population
(2019)
[4]
Albocàsser 1,353 1,385 1,241
Ares del Maestrat 235 212 186
Benassal 1,374 1,223 1,068
Catí 850 829 721
Culla 733 609 495
Tírig 549 519 419
La Torre d'en Besora 190 176 158
Vilar de Canes 183 187 169
Vilafranca 2,570 2,479 2,200
Totals 8,037 7,619 6,657
Municipalities of Alt Maestrat (until 2022)

References

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  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.


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