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In Italy, a province (in Italian: provincia) is an administrative division of intermediate level between municipality (comune) and region (regione). A province is a territorial unit, almost always a country subdivision. ... A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly referring to a city, town, or village, or a small grouping of them. ... 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. ... The Regions of Italy were granted a degree of regional autonomy in the 1948 constitution, which states that the constitutions role is: to recognize, protect and promote local autonomy, to ensure that services at the State level are as decentralized as possible, and to adapt the principles and laws...

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A province is composed of many municipalities, and usually several provinces form a region. The region of Aosta Valley is the only one that, strictly speaking, has no provinces: the administrative functions of the province are provided by the regional government; however, loosely speaking, it is seen as a single province. The Constitutional Court of Italy (Italian: Corte costituzionale della Repubblica Italiana) is the supreme court of Italy. ... The President of the Italian Republic is the head of State of Italy, and represents national unity. ... Giorgio Napolitano (born June 29, 1925), is an Italian politician and former lifetime senator, the eleventh and current President of the Italian Republic. ... In Italy, the President of the Council of Ministers (Italian: Presidente del Consiglio dei Ministri) is the countrys prime minister or head of government, and occupies the fourth-most important state office. ...   (born 9 August 1939) is a centre-left Italian politician. ... The Prodi II Cabinet has been in charge from May 17, 2006. ... The Parliament of Italy (Italian: Parlamento Italiano) is the national parliament of Italy. ... Palazzo Madama house of the Senate of the Republic. ... Back side of Palazzo Montecitorio designed by architect Ernesto Basile. ... The Court of Cassation (Corte di Cassazione in Italian) is the main court of last resort in Italy. ... Political parties in Italy are organized into two dominant political coalitions. ... Casa delle Libertà, or House of Freedoms in English, is an Italian right of center party alliance led by national media tycoon Silvio Berlusconi. ... The Union (Italian: LUnione) is an Italian centre-left political party coalition. ... Elections in Italy gives information on election and election results in Italy. ... A general election for the renewal of the two Chambers of the Parliament of Italy was held on April 9 and April 10, 2006. ... A national general election was held in Italy on May 13, 2001 to elect members of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate of the Republic. ... The Constitution of Italy provides for legally binding referenda. ... The Regions of Italy were granted a degree of regional autonomy in the 1948 constitution, which states that the constitutions role is: to recognize, protect and promote local autonomy, to ensure that services at the State level are as decentralized as possible, and to adapt the principles and laws... Municipalities of Italy 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. ... The European Union or EU is a supranational and international organization of 27 member states. ... This article describes the foreign relations of Italy. ... This is a list of major political scandals in Italy: Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconis many corruption charges Tax evasion bribing members of the judicary immunity legislation Media manipulation fro political propaganda P2 scandal, 1980s Tangentopoli (diffuse corruption cases in national politics), early 1990s Categories: Incomplete lists | Politics of Italy... Information on politics by country is available for every country, including both de jure and de facto independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... The Aosta Valley (Italian: Valle dAosta, French: Vallée dAoste, Arpitan: Val dOuta) is a mountainous Region in north-western Italy. ...


As of 2006, there are 110 provinces in Italy, three of which are newly organized, and will be effective only as of 2009. The list below highlights in bold the province whose administrative capital is also the administrative capital of its region. Note that ISO 3166-2:IT lists all two-letter codes for the provinces. 2006 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... ISO 3166-2 codes for Italy cover 103 provinces. ...

Abruzzo

Provinces of Abruzzo.
Provinces of Abruzzo.

Abruzzo is a region of Italy bordering Marche to the north, Lazio to the west and south-west, Molise to the south-east and the Adriatic Sea to the east. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1056x816, 25 KB) Map of the provinces of the Abruzzo region of Italy. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1056x816, 25 KB) Map of the provinces of the Abruzzo region of Italy. ... Chieti (It. ... Aquila (It. ... Pescara (It. ... Teramo (It. ...

Aosta Valley (Valle d'Aosta / Vallée d'Aoste)

Province of Aosta Valley.

The Aosta Valley (Italian: Valle dAosta, French: Vallée dAoste, Arpitan: Val dOuta) is a mountainous Region in north-western Italy. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 776 × 600 pixels Full resolution (1056 × 816 pixel, file size: 18 KB, MIME type: image/png) Map of the provinces of the Valle dAosta region of Italy. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 776 × 600 pixels Full resolution (1056 × 816 pixel, file size: 18 KB, MIME type: image/png) Map of the provinces of the Valle dAosta region of Italy. ... Aosta Aosta (French: Aoste) is the principal city of the Valle dAosta in the Italian Alps, north of Turin. ...

Apulia (Puglia)

Provinces of Apulia.
Provinces of Apulia.

This article is about the Italian region. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1056x816, 27 KB)[edit] Summary Map of the provinces of the Apulia region of Italy. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1056x816, 27 KB)[edit] Summary Map of the provinces of the Apulia region of Italy. ... The stemma of Provincia di Bari Bari (It. ... The Province of Barletta-Andria-Trani in Apulia is not yet a province of Italy but will be in 2009. ... Brindisi (It. ... Foggia (It. ... Lecce (It. ... Taranto (It. ...

Basilicata

Provinces of Basilicata.
Provinces of Basilicata.

Basilicata is a region in the south of Italy, bordering on Campania to the west, Puglia to the east, Calabria to the south, it has one short coastline on the Tyrrhenian Sea and another of the Gulf of Taranto in the Ionian Sea to the south-east. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 776 × 600 pixels Full resolution (1056 × 816 pixel, file size: 22 KB, MIME type: image/png) Map of the provinces of the Basilicata region of Italy. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 776 × 600 pixels Full resolution (1056 × 816 pixel, file size: 22 KB, MIME type: image/png) Map of the provinces of the Basilicata region of Italy. ... Matera (It. ... The Province of Potenza (Italian: Provincia di Potenza) is a province in the Basilicata region of Italy. ...

Calabria

Provinces of Calabria.
Provinces of Calabria.

View in Calabria. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1056x816, 25 KB) Map of the provinces of the Calabria region of Italy. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1056x816, 25 KB) Map of the provinces of the Calabria region of Italy. ... Catanzaro (It. ... Cosenza (It. ... Crotone (It. ... Reggio Calabria (It. ... Vibo Valentia (It. ...

Campania

Provinces of Campania.
Provinces of Campania.

Campania is a region of Southern Italy, bordering on Lazio to the north-west, Molise to the north, Puglia to the north-east, Basilicata to the east, and the Tyrrhenian Sea to the west. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 776 × 600 pixels Full resolution (1056 × 816 pixel, file size: 27 KB, MIME type: image/png) Map of the provinces of the Campania region of Italy. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 776 × 600 pixels Full resolution (1056 × 816 pixel, file size: 27 KB, MIME type: image/png) Map of the provinces of the Campania region of Italy. ... Avellino (Italian: Provincia di Avellino) is a province in the Campania region of Italy. ... Benevento (Italian: Provincia di Benevento) is a province in the Campania region of Italy. ... Caserta (Italian: Provincia di Caserta) is a province in the Campania region of Italy. ... The province of Naples (Italian: Provincia di Napoli) is a province in the Campania region of Italy. ... Salerno (Italian: Provincia di Salerno) is a province in the Campania region of Italy. ...

Emilia-Romagna

Provinces of Emilia-Romagna.
Provinces of Emilia-Romagna.

Emilia-Romagna is one of the 20 Regions of Italy. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1056x816, 34 KB) Summary Map of the provinces of the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1056x816, 34 KB) Summary Map of the provinces of the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. ... Bologna (Italian: Provincia di Bologna) is a province in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. ... link title Headline text Ferrara (It. ... Forlì-Cesena (It. ... Modena (It. ... Parma (It. ... Piacenza (Italian: Provincia di Piacenza) is a province in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. ... Ravenna (It. ... The Province of Reggio Emilia is one of the eight provinces of the Italian Region of Emilia-Romagna. ... Rimini (It. ...

Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Provinces of Friuli-Venezia Giulia.
Provinces of Friuli-Venezia Giulia.

To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1056x816, 28 KB) Summary Map of the provinces of the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of Italy. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1056x816, 28 KB) Summary Map of the provinces of the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of Italy. ... Gorizia (It. ... Pordenone (It. ... Trieste (It. ... Udine (It. ...

Lazio (Latium)

Provinces of Latium.
Provinces of Latium.

Lazio (Latium in Latin) is a regione of central Italy, bordered by Tuscany, Umbria, Abruzzo, Marche, Molise, Campania and the Tyrrhenian Sea. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1056x816, 28 KB)[edit] Summary Map of the provinces of the Latium region of Italy. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1056x816, 28 KB)[edit] Summary Map of the provinces of the Latium region of Italy. ... Frosinone (in Italian, Provincia di Frosinone) is a province in the Latium region of Italy, with 91 comuni. ... Latina (It. ... Rieti (It. ... Rome (It. ... Viterbo (It. ...

Liguria

Provinces of Liguria.
Provinces of Liguria.

Liguria is a coastal region of north-western Italy, the third smallest of the Italian regions. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1056x816, 25 KB) Map of the provinces of the Liguria region of Italy. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1056x816, 25 KB) Map of the provinces of the Liguria region of Italy. ... Genoa (It. ... Imperia (It. ... La Spezia (It. ... Savona (It. ...

Lombardy (Lombardia)

Provinces of Lombardy.
Provinces of Lombardy.

Lombardy (Italian: Lombardia, Lombard: Lumbardìa) is one of the 20 Regions of Italy. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1056x816, 38 KB) Map of the provinces of the Lombardy region of Italy. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1056x816, 38 KB) Map of the provinces of the Lombardy region of Italy. ... Bergamo (It. ... Province of Brescia is a Province in Lombardy, Italy. ... Como (It. ... Cremona (It. ... Lecco (It. ... Lodi (It. ... Mantua (It. ... Milan (It. ... Province of Monza e Brianza has been officially created (with part of the province of Milan) on May 12th, 2004, but will be effective in 2009. ... Pavia (It. ... Sondrio (It. ... Varese (It. ...

Marche (Marches)

Provinces of Marche.
Provinces of Marche.

// The Marche (plural, originally le marche de Ancona = the Marches of Ancona) are a region of Central Italy, bordering Emilia-Romagna north, Tuscany to the north-west, Umbria to west, Abruzzo and Latium to the south and the Adriatic Sea to the east. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1056x816, 28 KB) Map of the provinces of the Marche region of Italy. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1056x816, 28 KB) Map of the provinces of the Marche region of Italy. ... The Province of Ancona (Italian: Provincia di Ancona) is a province in the Marche region of central Italy. ... Ascoli Piceno (It. ... Fermo Province was constituted by italian law in 2004 and is the fifth province of Marche Region. ... Macerata (It. ... Pesaro e Urbino (It. ...

Molise

Provinces of Molise.
Provinces of Molise.

Molise is a region of central Italy, the second smallest of the regions. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 776 × 600 pixels Full resolution (1056 × 816 pixel, file size: 22 KB, MIME type: image/png) Map of the provinces of the Molise region of Italy. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 776 × 600 pixels Full resolution (1056 × 816 pixel, file size: 22 KB, MIME type: image/png) Map of the provinces of the Molise region of Italy. ... Campobasso (It. ... Isernia (It. ...

Piedmont (Piemonte)

Provinces of Piedmont.
Provinces of Piedmont.

For other uses, see Piedmont (disambiguation). ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1056x816, 39 KB) Map of the provinces of the Piedmont region of Italy. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1056x816, 39 KB) Map of the provinces of the Piedmont region of Italy. ... Alessandria (It. ... Asti (It. ... Biella (It. ... Cuneo is a province in the Piedmont region of Italy. ... Novara (It. ... Turin (It. ... Verbano-Cusio-Ossola (It. ... Vercelli (It. ...

Sardinia (Sardegna)

Provinces of Sardinia.
Provinces of Sardinia.

The following four provinces have been created by the Sardinian regional government, but still have to be recognized by the Italian government: Sardinia (pronounced ; Italian: ; Sardinian: or Sardinna) is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (after Sicily). ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1056x816, 27 KB) Summary Map of the provinces of the Sardinia region of Italy. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1056x816, 27 KB) Summary Map of the provinces of the Sardinia region of Italy. ... Cagliari (It. ... Nuoro (It. ... Oristano (It. ... Sassari (It. ...

Carbonia-Iglesias is the name of a proposed new province in the autonomous region of Sardinia, Italy (Regional Law No. ... Medio Campidano is the name of a new province in the autonomous region of Sardinia, Italy (Regional Law No. ... Ogliastra is a geographical and cultural region in eastern Sardinia, Italy. ... Olbia-Tempio is the name of a new province in the autonomous region of Sardinia, Italy (Regional Law no. ...

Sicily (Sicilia)

Provinces of Sicily.
Provinces of Sicily.

Sicily (Sicilia in Italian and Sicilian) is an autonomous region of Italy and the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, with an area of 25,708 km² (9,926 sq. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1000x769, 251 KB) This map shows the provinces of the Italian region of Sicily. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1000x769, 251 KB) This map shows the provinces of the Italian region of Sicily. ... Agrigento (It. ... The Province of Caltanissetta is a province in the southern part of Sicily, Italy. ... Catania (Italian: Provincia di Catania) is a province in the autonomous island region of Sicily in Italy. ... Enna (Italian: Provincia di Enna) is a province in the autonomous island region of Sicily in Italy. ... Messina (It. ... Palermo (It. ... The Province of Ragusa (Provincia di Ragusa) is a province in the autonomous island region of Sicily in Italy. ... Syracuse (It. ... Trapani (Italian: Provincia di Trapani) is a province in the autonomous island region of Sicily in Italy. ...

Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol

Provinces of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol.

Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol (Italian: Trentino-Alto Adige, German and Ladin: Trentino-Südtirol) is an autonomous region in northern Italy. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1056x816, 28 KB) Map of the provinces of Trentino-Alto Adige-Südtirol region in Italy. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1056x816, 28 KB) Map of the provinces of Trentino-Alto Adige-Südtirol region in Italy. ... South Tyrol (German and Ladin: Südtirol, Italian: Alto Adige, Sud Tirolo or Tirolo del Sud; official in German: Autonome Provinz Bozen – Südtirol, official in Italian: Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano – Alto Adige, official in Ladin: Provinzia Autonòma de Balsan – Südtirol) is an autonomous province of Italy. ... Trento (Italian: Provincia autonoma di Trento, German: Autonome Provinz Trient) is an autonomous province in the autonomous Trentino-South Tyrol region of Italy. ...

Tuscany (Toscana)

Provinces of Tuscany.
Provinces of Tuscany.

Tuscany (Italian: ) is one of the 20 Regions of Italy. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1000x769, 211 KB) This map shows the provinces of the Italian region of Tuscany. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1000x769, 211 KB) This map shows the provinces of the Italian region of Tuscany. ... Arezzo (It. ... The Province of Florence (Italian: ) is a province in the Tuscany region of Italy, with an area of 3,514 sq. ... Grosseto (It. ... The Province of Livorno (Italian: Provincia di Livorno) is a province in the Tuscany region of Italy. ... Lucca (Italian: Provincia di Lucca) is a province in the Tuscany region of Italy. ... Massa-Carrara (It. ... Pisa (Italian: ) is a province in the Tuscany region of Italy. ... Pistoia (It. ... Prato (Italian: Provincia di Prato) is a province in the Tuscany region of Italy. ... Siena (Italian: Provincia di Siena) is a province in the Tuscany region of Italy. ...

Umbria

Provinces of Umbria.
Provinces of Umbria.

Umbria is a region of central Italy, bordered by Tuscany to the west, the Marche to the east and Lazio to the south. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1056x816, 22 KB) Summary Map of the provinces of the Umbria region of Italy. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1056x816, 22 KB) Summary Map of the provinces of the Umbria region of Italy. ... Perugia (It. ... Terni (It. ...

Veneto

Provinces of Veneto.
Provinces of Veneto.

Vèneto is one of the 20 Regions of Italy. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1000x836, 329 KB) This map shows the provinces of the Italian region of Veneto. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1000x836, 329 KB) This map shows the provinces of the Italian region of Veneto. ... Belluno (It. ... Padua (It. ... Rovigo (It. ... Treviso (It. ... Venice (It. ... Verona (It. ... Vicenza (It. ...

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TOPOGRAPHIC PROVINCES OF ITALY (0 words)
Its distribution for Italy is bimodal reflecting the contrast between lowlands (e.g., the Po plain) and hilly or mountainous terrain (e.g., the Alps, the Apennines).
The frequency distribution of curvature for Italy is an exaggerated version of the bimodal histogram found for slope reversal, again reflecting the influence of the Alps and Po plain landforms.
Provinces bounded by distinct morphological or geological limits (e.g., the Alps, the Apennines, the Northern Italian Plain) are better defined (Figure 4 and 5) than provinces partially circumscribed by a geographic boundary, such as the coast line (e.g., Sardinia, and partly Sicily).
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Therefore, the provinces of Barletta-Andria-Trani, Fermo, and Monza e Brianza are defined as of 2004-06-11, the date the laws were passed.
Most of Coastland (Küstenland) province and the enclave of Zara in Dalmatia were annexed to Venezia region, becoming the provinces of Gorizia, Pola, and Trieste.
1954-10-25: Zone A of Free Territory of Trieste annexed to Italy as the province of Trieste.
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