Benicasim

This article is about the municipality. For the international music festival, see Festival Internacional de Benicàssim.

Benicasim/Benicàssim

Location

Coordinates : 40°3′19″N, 0°3′51″E
Time zone : CET (GMT +1)
- summer : CEST (GMT +2)

General information

Native name

Benicàssim (Valencian)

Spanish name

Benicasim

Country

Spain

Autonomous Community

Valencian Community

Province

Castellón

Comarca

Plana Alta

Geography

Land Area

36.10 km²

Altitude

15 m AMSL

Population

Population

16,584 (2006)

Density

459 hab./km² (2006)

Benicassim: Seafront promenade.

Benicàssim (Spanish: Benicásim, Arabic: بنو قاسم according to Numismatic findings ^[1]) is a municipality embracing a port town and beach resort located in the province of Castelló, on the Costa del Azahar in Spain. It is located 13 km north of the town of Castelló de la Plana, on the north of the Valencian Community. It has a population of 13,901. Its main economic activity comes from tourism; most notably the town is famous for the Festival Internacional de Benicàssim, one of the most important summer indie music events in Europe.

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