Benicarló

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Benicarló municipality
coat of arms Map of Spain
Benicarló coat of arms
Benicarló (Spain)
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Basic data
Autonomous Community : Valencia
Province : Castellón
Comarca : Baix Maestrat
Coordinates 40 ° 25 ′  N , 0 ° 26 ′  E Coordinates: 40 ° 25 ′  N , 0 ° 26 ′  E
Height : 21  msnm
Area : 47.9 km²
Residents : 26,912 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density : 561.84 inhabitants / km²
Postal code : 12580
Municipality number  ( INE ): 12027
administration
Website : www.ajuntamentdebenicarlo.org
Location of the municipality
Localització de Benicarló respecte del Baix Maestrat.png

Benicarló is a municipality in the Spanish province of Castellón in the north of the Valencian Community . It is located on the Mediterranean coast and is a popular destination for national and international tourism .

Transport and economy

In addition to tourism, agriculture also plays a major economic role, especially the cultivation of artichokes . The artichoke is part of the Benicarló coat of arms, and the Fiesta de la Alcachofa ( artichoke festival) is celebrated annually . Benicarló has a port and a fishing fleet of more than 50 vessels, bringing in an average of 1,500,000 kg of marine animals each year, including red mullet, monkfish, octopus and sole. Viticulture, which was the town's most important economic activity in the 19th century, ceased after a phylloxera plague in which almost all vines perished.

Sons and daughters of the place

  • Designation of Origin logo for artichokes

  • Ermita Sant Gregori

  • Sant Bartomeu Church

  • Beach at the Parador de Benicarlo

Web links

Commons : Benicarló  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Cifras oficiales de población resultantes de la revisión del Padrón municipal a 1 de enero . Population statistics from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística (population update).