- Province of Fermo
Infobox_Province IT
fullname = Provincia di Fermo
name = Fermo
region =Marche
capital =Fermo
commune = 40
area = 784.22
population_as_of =
population = 171,745
populationdensity = 219
vehicle = FM
postal_code =
telephone_prefix =
ISTAT =
president = Michele de Feis
The Province of Fermo was constituted by Italian law in
2004 and is the fifthprovince of theMarche Region. The province will come into existence in2009 . The administrative centre will be the city ofFermo (pop. 35,502 in the 2001 census). Other major cities ("comuni"), with their population, will bePorto Sant'Elpidio (22,752),Porto San Giorgio (15,869),Sant'Elpidio a Mare (15,332), andMontegranaro (12,860).At the 2001 census the 40 "comuni" that are planned to comprise the new province had a population of 166,218 inhabitants and a land area of 859.51 km² (331.86 sq mi). All of these "comuni" are currently located in the
Province of Ascoli Piceno ; their separation in 2009 will reduce that province's population and land area accordingly. A number of other "comuni" in the Province of Ascoli Piceno are currently considering whether to apply to join the new province.External links
* [http://www.provincia.fermo.it/ Official website] it
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