Imperia (It. Provincia di Imperia) is a province in the Liguria region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Imperia. In Italy, the Province (in Italian: provincia) is an administrative division of an intermediate level, between municipality (comune) and region (regione). ... Liguria is a coastal region of north-western Italy, the third smallest of the Italian regions. ...
It has an area of 1,156 sq km, and a total population of 205,238 (2001). There are 67 communes in the province (source: Italian institute of statistics Istat, see this link (http://www.upinet.it/indicatore.asp?id_statistiche=6)).
Provincia di Imperia) is a mountainous and hilly province, in the Liguria region of Italy, situated between the Maritime Alps to the north and the Mediterranean Sea to the south.
To the east lies the Italian province of Savona while its western edge forms part of Italy's frontier with France (the département of Alpes-Maritimes) and it shares its northern border with the Piedmontese province of Cuneo.
With its close proximity to France, the province of Imperia is geographically a continuation of the French Riviera and this stretch of coast is often referred to as the Italian Riviera.
Imperia is on the border with France, just along the Mediterranean coast from Monaco and the French Riviera.
Hence, the province of Imperia is characterised by Silvery olive groves and vineyards which blanket the hillsides and the whitewashed walls are draped with purple bougainvillea and flaming trumpet flowers.
Imperia is regarded as one of the most important areas in Europe for the cultivation of exotic plants.
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