Province of Reggio Emilia

The Province of Reggio Emilia (Italian: Provincia di Reggio Emilia or Italian: Provincia di Reggio nell'Emilia) is a province in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy in northeastern Italy. Its capital is the city of Reggio Emilia.

Province of Reggio Emilia
Province
Palazzo Ducale, headquarters of the province
Flag Coat of arms
Reggio Emilia, in red, in Italy
Coordinates: 44°42′N 10°38′E
Country	Italy
Region	Emilia-Romagna
Capital	Reggio Emilia
Comuni	42
Government [1]
• President	Giammaria Manghi
Area [2]
• Total	2,291.26 km2 (884.66 sq mi)
Population  (1 January 2017)[3]
• Total	532,483
• Density	230/km2 (600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	Province: 42010-42049 Reggio Emilia: 42121-42124
Telephone prefix	0522, 0536
ISO 3166 code	IT-RE
Vehicle registration	RE
ISTAT	035
Website	Official website

Geography

Map of Reggio Emilia

Reggio Emilia is a landlocked (it does not border the ocean) province in central Emilia-Romagna. It has an area of 2,291.26 km² (884.7 sq mi).^[2]

The province is bordered to the north by Lombardy (Mantua province), to the east by the Modena province, to the west by the Parma province and to the south by Tuscany (Lucca and the Massa-Carrara provinces).

The highest mountain in the province is Monte Cusna (44°17′16″N 10°23′30″E); it is 2,121 m (6,959 ft).^[4] This mountain is in the "Appennino Tosco-Emiliano National Park" (Italian: Parco nazionale dell'Appennino Tosco-Emiliano). Other high mountains are Monte Prado, 2,054 m (6,739 ft) high, and Alpe di Succiso, 2,017 m (6,617 ft) high.

The main rivers in the province are:

• Po river, that makes the border with the Mantua for about 20 km (12 mi).
• Enza river, a tributary of the Po river and that makes the border with the Parma for about 85 km (53 mi).
• Secchia river, also a tributary of the Po, and that makes in part the border with the Modena.

Population

There are 532,483 persons living in the province (January 2017),^[3] for a population density of 232.4 inhabitants/km².

Administration

The following shows the 42 comuni with the population,^[3] and the area and altitude.^[5]

No.	Comune	Population	Area (km²)	Density (inh./km²)	Altitude
1	Albinea	8,821	43.89	201.0	166
2	Bagnolo in Piano	9,788	26.94	363.3	32
3	Baiso	3,285	75.55	43.5	542
4	Bibbiano	10,276	28.16	364.9	121
5	Boretto	5,293	18.11	292.3	23
6	Brescello	5,621	24.04	233.8	24
7	Cadelbosco di Sopra	10,637	43.60	244.0	33
8	Campagnola Emilia	5,639	24.39	231.2	22
9	Campegine	5,045	22.62	223.0	34
10	Canossa	3,778	53.08	71.2	219
11	Carpineti	4,011	89.57	44.8	562
12	Casalgrande	19,215	37.71	509.5	97
13	Casina	4,522	63.80	70.9	574
14	Castellarano	15,271	58.06	263.0	149
15	Castelnovo di Sotto	8,493	35.01	242.6	27
16	Castelnovo ne' Monti	10,451	96.68	108.1	700
17	Cavriago	9,892	17.02	581.2	78
18	Correggio	25,694	77.51	331.5	31
19	Fabbrico	6,650	23.63	281.4	25
20	Gattatico	5,801	42.15	137.6	40
21	Gualtieri	6,465	35.65	181.3	22
22	Guastalla	15,100	52.93	285.3	25
23	Luzzara	9,132	38.54	236.9	22
24	Montecchio Emilia	10,622	24.39	435.5	99
25	Novellara	13,670	58.11	235.2	24
26	Poviglio	7,330	43.55	168.3	29
27	Quattro Castella	13,185	46.31	284.7	161
28	Reggio Emilia	171,491	230.66	743.5	58
29	Reggiolo	9,192	42.68	215.4	20
30	Rio Saliceto	6,133	22.56	271.9	24
31	Rolo	4,112	14.17	290.2	21
32	Rubiera	14,882	25.19	590.8	53
33	San Martino in Rio	8,102	22.72	356.6	36
34	San Polo d'Enza	6,106	32.29	189.1	166
35	Sant'Ilario d'Enza	11,261	20.23	556.6	59
36	Scandiano	25,663	50.05	512.7	95
37	Toano	4,465	67.25	66.4	842
38	Ventasso	4,247	258.18	16.4	855
39	Vetto	1,854	53.37	34.7	447
40	Vezzano sul Crostolo	4,246	37.82	112.3	162
41	Viano	3,356	44.97	74.6	275
42	Villa Minozzo	3,686	168.08	21.9	680

References

1. "Organi di Governo" (in Italian). Portale della Provincia di Reggio Emilia. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
2. "Provincia di Reggio Emilia" (in Italian). Tuttitalia.it. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
3. "Statistiche demografiche ISTAT" (in Italian). Demo.istat.it. Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
4. "Monte Cusna, Italy". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
5. "Comuni in provincia di Reggio Emilia" (in Italian). Tuttitalia.it. Retrieved 30 January 2017.

Other websites

• Provincia di Reggio Emilia homepage (in Italian)
• Provincia di Reggio Emilia Tourism office Archived 2016-11-25 at the Wayback Machine
• Emilia-Romagna Tourism office