Province of Trapani

Infobox_ProvinceIT
fullname = Province of Trapani
name = Trapani
region = Sicily
capital = Trapani
commune = 24
area = 2,460
population_as_of = (2001)
population = 425,067
populationdensity = 173
vehicle = TP
postal_code = 91100
telephone_prefix = 0923
ISTAT = 081
president = sen. Antonio d'Alì

Trapani ( _it. Provincia di Trapani; Sicilian: "Pruvincia di Tràpani") is a province in the autonomous island region of Sicily in Italy. Its capital is the city of Trapani.

It has an area of 2,460 km², and a total population of 425,121 (2001). There are 24 comunes (Italian: "comuni") in the province (see Comunes of the Province of Trapani).

Besides the capital Trapani, other cities and places of interest in the province include Segesta, Gibellina, Erice, Castelvetrano, Alcamo, Marsala, Mazara del Vallo, Castellammare del Golfo, and Mozia. The nearby island of Pantelleria, and the Aegadian Islands are also administratively a part of Trapani province.

The province of Trapani alone produces more wine than the entire regions of Tuscany or Piedmont or such nations as Hungary, Austria or Chile.

External links

* [http://www.provincia.trapani.it Province website]
* [http://sicilia.indettaglio.it/eng/provincie/tp/provtp.html Pictures, history, tourism, gastronomy, books, local products, local surnames, transportation in the province of Trapani]