Mantua (It. Provincia di Mantova) is a province in the Lombardy region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Mantua.
Area of the province: 2,339 sq. km (903 sq. mi)
Population of the province: 381,330 (2003 census); 369,630 (1991 census)
Communes of the province: 70, ranging in population from Mantova to Mariana Mantovana (600); they range in area from Viadana, with 102.19 sq. km, to (again) Mariana Mantovana, with 8.81 sq. km.
External link
Provincia di Mantova homepage (in Italian) (http://www.provincia.mantova.it)
Mantua (in Italian Mantova, in the local dialect of Emiliano-Romagnolo language Mantoa) is an important city in Lombardy, Italy and capital of the province with the same name.
Mantua is surrounded on three sides by artificial lakes formed by the water of river Mincio descending from the Lake of Garda: these are called Lago Superiore, di Mezzo and Inferiore ("Superior", "Middle" and "Inferior" Lakes).
In 1866, Mantua was incorporated in a united Italy by the king of Sardinia.