Province of Messina

Province of Messina
Province of Messina
—  Province  —
Map highlighting the location of the province of Messina in Italy
Country  Italy
Region Sicily
Capital(s) Messina
Comuni 108
Government
 – President Salvatore Leonardi
Area
 – Total 3,247 km2 (1,253.7 sq mi)
Population (2005)
 – Total 662,450
 – Density 204/km2 (528.4/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 – Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 98000-98100
Telephone prefix 090, 0941, 0942
Vehicle registration ME
ISTAT 083

Messina (Italian: Provincia di Messina; Sicilian: Pruvincia di Missina) is a province in the autonomous island region of Sicily in Italy. Its capital is the city of Messina.

Geography and demography

It has an area of 3,247 km² (12.6% of total of the island), and a total population of 662,450 (2001, 13% of the total population of Sicily). There are 108 comuni (singular: comune) in the province[1], see Comuni of the Province of Messina.

Giardini Naxos, a popular resort in the Province of Messina

The province includes the Aeolian Islands, all part of the comune of Lipari (with the exception of Salina). The territory is largely mountainous, with the exception of alluvional plain at the mouths of the various rivers. The largest plain is that in the area between Milazzo and Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto, which, together with Messina, form a metropolitan area of some 500,000 inhabitants, one of the largest in southern Italy. Much of the population is concentrated in the coastal area, after the hill towns have been largely abandoned from the 19th century.

The main mountain ridges are the Peloritani (up to 1300 m) and the Nebrodi (up to 1,900 m) mountains, which are included in a Regional Natural Reserve.

Rivers of the province include the Alcantara and the Pollina, which forms the border with the province of Palermo at west.

The main comunes by population are:

Comune Population
Messina 246,951
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto 41,157
Milazzo 32,600
Patti 13,241
Sant'Agata di Militello 13,026
Capo d'Orlando 12,928
Taormina 10,909
Lipari 10,782

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