Comarques of the Valencian Community

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Despite the comarca—a unit similar to a county or shire in the English-speaking world—having long been of traditional usage in the Land of Valencia, the current comarques are actually modern, proposed after an intense debate during the 1960s.

The current organization was approved in 1986 by the government of Generalitat Valenciana where three homologous territorial demarcation categories were established.

The first category is the municipality, the second is the "comarca" and the third is the province. However, this second category is nowhere defined as "comarca", and comarques are not given any juridical or administrative competence. Municipalities can indeed share competences by creating mancomunities that may go beyond comarcal delimitations, but not provincial ones.

Homologous territorial demarcations according to Generalitat Valenciana.

Land of Valencia (2005) Comarca Population Extension (km2) Density (inh/km2) Alacantí 443,261 673.20 658.44 Alcoià 109,712 539.70 204.04 Alcalatén 16,138 648.70 24.88 Alt Maestrat 8,003 662.90 12.17 Alto Mijares 4,181 667.40 6.26 Alto Palancia 23,688 964.90 24.55 Alt Vinalopó 52,170 645.00 80.88 Baix Maestrat 74,676 1,221.40 61.14 Baix Segura 325,278 957.30 339.79 Baix Vinalopó 267,954 489.20 547.74 Camp de Morvedre 81,986 271.10 302.42 Camp de Túria 125,129 823.10 152.02 Canal de Navarrés 17,404 709.30 24.54 Comtat 27,157 376.40 72.15 Costera 70,861 528.10 134.18 Foia de Bunyol 37,061 817.30 45.35 Horta Nord 201,412 140.40 1,434.56 Horta Oest 320,613 187.30 1,711.76 Horta Sud 155,245 165.80 936.90 Marina Alta 175,310 759.30 230.88 Marina Baixa 166,255 605.30 274.67 Els Ports 5,174 903.90 5.75 Plana Alta 234,887 957.30 245.44 Plana Baixa 176,685 605.20 291.94 Plana de Utiel 38,698 1,725.90 22.42 Rincón de Ademuz 2,505 370.10 6.77 Ribera Alta 210,637 1,011.50 208.24 Ribera Baixa 78,070 280.36 278.46 Serrans 17,393 1,358.70 12.80 Safor 163,975 429.60 381.69 València 796,549 134.60 5,837.53 Vall d'Albaida 88,596 721.60 122,77 Valle de Cofrentes 10,490 1,141.20 9.19 Vinalopó Mitjà 165,294 798.60 203.92 Total 4,692,447 23,291.70 201.46

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