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Encyclopedia > Province of Prato
Province of Prato
Nation Italy
Region Toscana
Capital Prato
Area 365 km²
Population (2004) 227.886
Density 624
Comuni 7
Vehicle Registration PO
Postal Code 59100
Telephone Prefix 0574
ISTAT 100
President Massimo Logli
Map highlighting the location of the province of Prato in Italy


Prato (Italian: Provincia di Prato) is a province in the Tuscany region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Prato. It was formed from part of the province of Florence in 1995. Image File history File links Provincia_di_Prato-Stemma. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Tuscany (Italian Toscana) is a region in central Italy, bordering on Latium to the south, Umbria to the east, Emilia-Romagna and Liguria to the north, and the Tyrrhenian Sea to the west. ... Prato is a city in Tuscany, Italy, the capital of the Province of Prato. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Density (symbol: ρ - Greek: rho) is a measure of mass per volume. ... In Italy, the comune, (plural comuni) is the basic administrative unit of both provinces and regions, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality. ... These abbreviations for the names of provinces are extensively used in contexts other than vehicle registration. ... Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT) is the Italian national statistical institute, roughly corresponding to the United States Census Bureau. ... Image File history File links Prato_posizione. ... In Italy, the province (in Italian: provincia) is an administrative division of an intermediate level, between municipality (comune) and region (Regione). ... A flowered corn field in Tuscany. ... Prato is a city in Tuscany, Italy, the capital of the Province of Prato. ... Florence (It. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


The province has an area of 365 km², and a total population of 227,886 (2001). There are 7 comune (municipalities) in the province. In Italy, the comune, (plural comuni) is the basic administrative unit of both provinces and regions, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality. ...


Municipalities and population

(Data as of June 30, 2005)

Municipality Population
Prato 182.038
Montemurlo 18.044
Carmignano 12.930
Vaiano 9.645
Poggio a Caiano 9.167
Vernio 5.853
Cantagallo, Italy 2.841

Prato is a city in Tuscany, Italy, the capital of the Province of Prato. ... Montemurlo is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Prato in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 25 km northwest of Florence and about 8 km northwest of Prato. ... Carmignano is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Prato in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 20 km west of Florence and about 10 km southwest of Prato. ... Vaiano is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Prato in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 25 km northwest of Florence and about 10 km north of Prato. ... Poggio a Caiano is a town and commune in the Tuscan Province of Prato, Italy. ... Vernio is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Prato in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 30 km northwest of Florence and about 20 km north of Prato. ... Cantagallo is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Prato in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 30 km northwest of Florence and about 15 km north of Prato. ...

External links

  • Province homepage (in Italian)
  • Statistical data


Europe | Italy | Tuscany (Toscana)
Arezzo | Florence (Firenze) | Grosseto | Livorno | Lucca | Massa-Carrara | Pisa | Pistoia | Prato | Siena
Tuscany · Communes of the province of Prato
Cantagallo | Carmignano | Montemurlo | Poggio a Caiano | Prato | Vaiano | Vernio

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Prato - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (393 words)
Coordinates: 43°52′N 11°05′E Prato is a city in Tuscany, Italy, the capital of the Province of Prato.
Prato is also a centre of the slow food movement, with many other local specialities, including cantucci, a type of biscotti, sold by local speciality bakers.
The severity of the sack of Prato led to the surrender of the Florentine Republic to a restoration of Medici rule.
Hotels, B&B, Farm Holiday, Apartments in prato Italy (480 words)
The hotel is located in the historical center of Prato on a 19th Century building (Palazzo Martelli), in a quiet area and close to the main monuments, museums and theaters of the city; 29 rooms with bath or shower and 2 junior suites, air conditioning, Satellite TV, VHS videoplay...
Prato is a city rich in history and lies in the heart of Tuscany.
The palazzo was the residence of the aristocratic Manassei family from as far back as 1267 and it still succeeds in conveying its historic importance through finely preserved fourteenth-century frescoes.
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