Benicasim

infobox city spain
official_name=Benicasim/Benicàssim
native_name=Benicàssim
spanish_name=Benicasim
lat_long=coord|40|3|19|N|0|3|51|E|region:ES_type:city
time_zone=CET (GMT +1)
time_zone_summer=CEST (GMT +2)
native_language=Valencian
community=Valencian Community
community_link=Valencia (autonomous community)
province=Castellón
province_link=Castellón (province)
comarca=Plana Alta
comarca_link=Plana Alta
area=36.10
altitude=15
population=16,584
date-population=2006
density=459
date-density=2006

Benicàssim (Spanish: "Benicásim", Arabic: بنو قاسم according to Numismatic findings [ [http://www.benicassim.org/es/Historia.htm benicassim.org/es/Historia.htm] ] ) 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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* [http://www.benicassim.org/en/index.htm Benicàssim town council]