Castellón de la Plana

Castellón de la Plana
Castelló de la Plana
Aerial view of Castellón
Interactive map of Castellón de la Plana
Castellón de la Plana
Location of Castellón de la Plana
Castellón de la Plana
Castellón de la Plana (Valencian Community)
Castellón de la Plana
Castellón de la Plana (Spain)
Coordinates: 39°58′59″N 0°1′59″W / 39.98306°N 0.03306°W / 39.98306; -0.03306
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityValencian Community
ProvinceCastellón / Castelló
ComarcaPlana Alta
Government
 • AlcaldesaBegoña Carrasco (2023) (PP)
Area
 • Total
108.78 km2 (42.00 sq mi)
Elevation
30 m (98 ft)
Highest elevation
609 m (1,998 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2025-01-01)
 • Total
183,711
 • Density1,688.8/km2 (4,374.1/sq mi)
Demonymscastellonenc, -a (Val.)
castellonense (Sp.)
Official language(s)
Linguistic areaValencian
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
12001-06
Dialing code964
ClimateBSh
WebsiteOfficial website

Castellón de la Plana or Castelló de la Plana (or simply Castellón or Castelló), is the capital city of the province of Castellón, in the Valencian Community, Spain. It is located near the eastern coastline of the Iberian Peninsula by the Mediterranean Sea. The main urban core lies some kilometres inland while the detached district of Grau was built around the port. The Desert de les Palmes mountain range rises to the north.

According to the 2018 census, Castellón has a population of 174,264 inhabitants, ranking as the fourth most populated municipality in the Valencian Community. Castellón is part of a larger metropolitan area along with the neighbouring municipalities of Villarreal, Almassora, Benicàssim, Borriol, and Borriana. The Prime Meridian, or Greenwich Meridian, intersects the 40th parallel at Castellón de la Plana and is commemorated with a monolith in Meridian Park (Parc del Meridià) located at the exact point where this occurs.