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Province of Messina — Province — Map highlighting the location of the province of Messina in Italy
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ItalyRegion 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 See also
External links
- Province website
- Pictures, history, tourism, gastronomy, books, local products, local surnames, transportation in the province of Messina
- Travel itineraries in Messina, Taormina and Lipari Islands. Sicily TravelNet
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