Oropesa del Mar

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Oropesa del Mar municipality
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Coat of arms of Oropesa del Mar
Oropesa del Mar (Spain)
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Basic data
Autonomous Community : ValenciaValencia Valencia
Province : Castellón
Comarca : Plana Alta
Coordinates 40 ° 6 ′  N , 0 ° 8 ′  E Coordinates: 40 ° 6 ′  N , 0 ° 8 ′  E
Area : 26.42 km²
Residents : 9,076 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density : 343.53 inhabitants / km²
Postal code : 12594
Municipality number  ( INE ): 12085
Location of the region on the Mediterranean

Oropesa del Mar is a Spanish municipality in the Valencian Community in the province of Castellón .

View of Oropesa del Mar
Place Oropesa del Mar

Oropesa del Mar is located on the Mediterranean coast on the eastern edge of Spain.
The place is a popular tourist destination.

Neighboring communities

Oropesa del Mar borders on Cabanes (Castellón) to the north and west , Benicàssim to the south and the Mediterranean Sea to the east .

Cultural monuments

See list of lighthouses in Spain

Sporting events

In the years 1998 to 2001 the youth world championships and youth European championships in chess were held in Oropesa del Mar.

From April 6 to 8, 2012, the quarter-finals of the Davis Cup 2012 between Spain and Austria took place in Oropesa del Mar , which Spain won 4-1.

Web links

Commons : Oropesa del Mar  - 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).