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Castellón de la Plana

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Castellón de la Plana

 

a city in Spain in the region of Valencia. Administrative center of Castellón Province. Population, 85, 000 (1970). The city is the center of an irrigated agricultural region, well known for its citrus fruits. There are also fruit and vegetable canneries and textile, cement, and chemical industries. The city is a new center for petroleum refining and petro-chemistry.

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