Ports () is a
comarca
A ''comarca'' (, or , or ) is a traditional region or local administrative division found in Portugal, Spain and some of their former colonies, like Brazil, Nicaragua, and Panama. The term is derived from the term ''marca'', meaning a "march, ...
in the
province
A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman '' provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...
of
Castellón,
Valencian Community
The Valencian Community ( ca-valencia, Comunitat Valenciana, es, Comunidad Valenciana) is an autonomous community of Spain. It is the fourth most populous Spanish autonomous community after Andalusia, Catalonia and the Community of Madrid wi ...
,
Spain
, image_flag = Bandera de España.svg
, image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg
, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, i ...
. It mostly overlaps the historical ''comarca'' known as
Ports de Morella
Ports de Morella (), is a historical Valencian comarca. It takes its name from the city of Morella, its capital and the only place in the region having been granted the title of 'city'.
It mostly overlaps with the present-day Ports comarca exce ...
(), except for the municipal areas surrounding
Catí
Catí is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Alt Maestrat, Castellón, Valencia, Spain.
The municipality of Catí limits with the following municipal terms: Ares del Maestrat, Morella, Chert, Tírig, La Salzadella, Sant Mateu and Albocàss ...
and
Vilafranca
Vilafranca is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Ports, in the province of Castellón, Valencian Community, Spain. Prior to 2022, it was part of a different ''comarca'', l'Alt Maestrat. Its official Spanish language name is Villafranca del Cid ...
that were excluded from the present-day Ports ''comarca''.
Municipalities
The ''comarca'' is composed of thirteen municipalities, tabled below with their populations at the 2001 and 2011 Censuses, and according to the most recent official estimates (for 1 January 2019):
References
See also
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Ports de Morella
Ports de Morella (), is a historical Valencian comarca. It takes its name from the city of Morella, its capital and the only place in the region having been granted the title of 'city'.
It mostly overlaps with the present-day Ports comarca exce ...
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Maestrat
The Maestrazgo () or Maestrat () is a natural and historical mountainous region, located at the eastern end of the Sistema Ibérico mountain range, in Spain. It encompasses the north of the Autonomous Community of Valencia, in Castellón provin ...
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Tinença de Benifassà
Tinença de Benifassà () is a historical ''comarca'' of the Valencian Community, Spain. It is nowadays part of the Baix Maestrat, one of the present-day Comarques of the Valencian Community, even though commercial and human relationships have b ...
Comarques of the Valencian Community
Geography of the Province of Castellón
Maestrazgo
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