Baix Maestrat

Baix Maestrat (, ) is a coastal "comarca" located in the north of the province of Castellón, Valencian Community, Spain. The capital of the "comarca" is Vinaròs.
Municipalities.
The "comarca" is composed of 18 municipalities, listed below with their surface areas, their populations at the 2011 Census and according to the latest official estimates (for i January 2019) and their population density in 2019:
Data from National Institute of Statistics 2019
Geography.
The "comarca" borders to the north-west with the province of Teruel (Aragon), to the north-east with the province of Tarragona (Catalonia), to the east with the Mediterranean Sea, to the south with the "comarca" of Plana Alta (Castellón, Valencia) and to the west with the "comarcas" of Alt Maestrat (Castellón, Valencia) and Els Ports (Castellón, Valencia).
Within the "comarca" lies Serra d'Irta, an 18.8 km long mountain range and the largest undeveloped coastal area within the Valencian Community. The range includes the Natural Park of Serra d'Irta, which was declared a protected area by the Valencian Regional Government on July 16, 2002.
Economic activities.
The area's traditional economic activities include agriculture (citrus fruits, olive trees, artichokes) and fishing. Artichokes from Benicarló are covered by a geographic designation of origin.
Historical delimitations.
The current "comarca" of Baix Maestrat also includes the historical "subcomarcas" of Tinença de Benifassà and Plana de Vinaròs. The localities of Albocàsser and Tírig (today located in Alt Maestrat), and Les Coves de Vinromà, Sarratella, La Torre d'en Doménec, and Vilanova d'Alcolea (in Plana Alta), were also formerly part of the historic "comarca".