Castelló (Valencia)

Municipality in Valencian Community, Spain
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39°4′40″N 0°30′46″W / 39.07778°N 0.51278°W / 39.07778; -0.51278Country SpainAutonomous community Valencian CommunityProvinceValenciaComarcaRibera AltaJudicial districtAlziraGovernment
 • AlcaldeÒscar Noguera Alberola (Gent de Castelló i Esquerra–Compromís)Area
 • Total20.3 km2 (7.8 sq mi)Elevation
30 m (100 ft)Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total7,095 • Density350/km2 (910/sq mi)Demonym(s)Castellonenc, castellonencaTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code
46270
Official language(s)ValencianWebsiteOfficial website

Castelló (Spanish: Villanueva de Castellón) is a municipality in the comarca of Ribera Alta in the Valencian Community, Spain. In September 2020, it officially changed its name from Castelló de la Ribera to its current name.[2]

References

  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. ^ D'aprovació del canvi de denominació del municipi de Villanueva de Castellón per la forma exclusiva en valencià «Castelló» (PDF) (Decret 112/2020) (in Spanish and Catalan). Vol. 8900. 4 September 2020. pp. 33852–33853 – via DOGV.
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