Province of Reggio Emilia
Province of Reggio Emilia | |
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![]() Palazzo Ducale, headquarters of the province | |
![]() Reggio Emilia, in red, in Italy | |
Coordinates: 44°42′N 10°38′E / 44.700°N 10.633°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Emilia-Romagna |
Capital | Reggio Emilia |
Comuni | 42 |
Government | |
• President | Giammaria Manghi |
Area | |
• Total | 2,291.26 km2 (884.66 sq mi) |
Population (1 January 2017)[3] | |
• Total | 532,483 |
• Density | 230/km2 (600/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | Province: 42010-42049 Reggio Emilia: 42121-42124 |
Telephone prefix | 0522, 0536 |
ISO 3166 code | IT-RE |
Vehicle registration | RE |
ISTAT | 035 |
Website | Official website |
The Province of Reggio Emilia (Italian: Provincia di Reggio Emilia or Italian: Provincia di Reggio nell'Emilia) is a province in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy in northeastern Italy. Its capital is the city of Reggio Emilia.
Geography
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Reggio Emilia is a landlocked (it does not border the ocean) province in central Emilia-Romagna. It has an area of 2,291.26 km2 (884.7 sq mi).[2]
The province is bordered to the north by Lombardy (Mantua province), to the east by the Modena province, to the west by the Parma province and to the south by Tuscany (Lucca and the Massa-Carrara provinces).
The highest mountain in the province is Monte Cusna (44°17′16″N 10°23′30″E / 44.28778°N 10.39167°E); it is 2,121 m (6,959 ft).[4] This mountain is in the "Appennino Tosco-Emiliano National Park" (Italian: Parco nazionale dell'Appennino Tosco-Emiliano). Other high mountains are Monte Prado, 2,054 m (6,739 ft) high, and Alpe di Succiso, 2,017 m (6,617 ft) high.
The main rivers in the province are:
- Po river, that makes the border with the Mantua for about 20 km (12 mi).
- Enza river, a tributary of the Po river and that makes the border with the Parma for about 85 km (53 mi).
- Secchia river, also a tributary of the Po, and that makes in part the border with the Modena.
Population
[change | change source]There are 532,483 persons living in the province (January 2017),[3] for a population density of 232.4 inhabitants/km².
Administration
[change | change source]The following shows the 42 comuni with the population,[3] and the area and altitude.[5]
No. | Comune | Population | Area (km²) |
Density (inh./km²) |
Altitude |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Albinea | 8,821 | 43.89 | 201.0 | 166 |
2 | Bagnolo in Piano | 9,788 | 26.94 | 363.3 | 32 |
3 | Baiso | 3,285 | 75.55 | 43.5 | 542 |
4 | Bibbiano | 10,276 | 28.16 | 364.9 | 121 |
5 | Boretto | 5,293 | 18.11 | 292.3 | 23 |
6 | Brescello | 5,621 | 24.04 | 233.8 | 24 |
7 | Cadelbosco di Sopra | 10,637 | 43.60 | 244.0 | 33 |
8 | Campagnola Emilia | 5,639 | 24.39 | 231.2 | 22 |
9 | Campegine | 5,045 | 22.62 | 223.0 | 34 |
10 | Canossa | 3,778 | 53.08 | 71.2 | 219 |
11 | Carpineti | 4,011 | 89.57 | 44.8 | 562 |
12 | Casalgrande | 19,215 | 37.71 | 509.5 | 97 |
13 | Casina | 4,522 | 63.80 | 70.9 | 574 |
14 | Castellarano | 15,271 | 58.06 | 263.0 | 149 |
15 | Castelnovo di Sotto | 8,493 | 35.01 | 242.6 | 27 |
16 | Castelnovo ne' Monti | 10,451 | 96.68 | 108.1 | 700 |
17 | Cavriago | 9,892 | 17.02 | 581.2 | 78 |
18 | Correggio | 25,694 | 77.51 | 331.5 | 31 |
19 | Fabbrico | 6,650 | 23.63 | 281.4 | 25 |
20 | Gattatico | 5,801 | 42.15 | 137.6 | 40 |
21 | Gualtieri | 6,465 | 35.65 | 181.3 | 22 |
22 | Guastalla | 15,100 | 52.93 | 285.3 | 25 |
23 | Luzzara | 9,132 | 38.54 | 236.9 | 22 |
24 | Montecchio Emilia | 10,622 | 24.39 | 435.5 | 99 |
25 | Novellara | 13,670 | 58.11 | 235.2 | 24 |
26 | Poviglio | 7,330 | 43.55 | 168.3 | 29 |
27 | Quattro Castella | 13,185 | 46.31 | 284.7 | 161 |
28 | Reggio Emilia | 171,491 | 230.66 | 743.5 | 58 |
29 | Reggiolo | 9,192 | 42.68 | 215.4 | 20 |
30 | Rio Saliceto | 6,133 | 22.56 | 271.9 | 24 |
31 | Rolo | 4,112 | 14.17 | 290.2 | 21 |
32 | Rubiera | 14,882 | 25.19 | 590.8 | 53 |
33 | San Martino in Rio | 8,102 | 22.72 | 356.6 | 36 |
34 | San Polo d'Enza | 6,106 | 32.29 | 189.1 | 166 |
35 | Sant'Ilario d'Enza | 11,261 | 20.23 | 556.6 | 59 |
36 | Scandiano | 25,663 | 50.05 | 512.7 | 95 |
37 | Toano | 4,465 | 67.25 | 66.4 | 842 |
38 | Ventasso | 4,247 | 258.18 | 16.4 | 855 |
39 | Vetto | 1,854 | 53.37 | 34.7 | 447 |
40 | Vezzano sul Crostolo | 4,246 | 37.82 | 112.3 | 162 |
41 | Viano | 3,356 | 44.97 | 74.6 | 275 |
42 | Villa Minozzo | 3,686 | 168.08 | 21.9 | 680 |
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Organi di Governo" (in Italian). Portale della Provincia di Reggio Emilia. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Provincia di Reggio Emilia" (in Italian). Tuttitalia.it. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Statistiche demografiche ISTAT" (in Italian). Demo.istat.it. Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- ↑ "Monte Cusna, Italy". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- ↑ "Comuni in provincia di Reggio Emilia" (in Italian). Tuttitalia.it. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
Other websites
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- Provincia di Reggio Emilia homepage (in Italian)
- Provincia di Reggio Emilia Tourism office Archived 2016-11-25 at the Wayback Machine
- Emilia-Romagna Tourism office