Province of Frosinone

The Province of Frosinone (Italian: Provincia di Frosinone) is a province in the Lazio region of Central Italy. Its capital is the city of Frosinone.

Province of Frosinone
Province
Palazzo Gramsci, province headquarters.
Map with the province of Frosinone, in red, in Italy
Coordinates: 41°38′N 13°21′E
Country	Italy
Region	Lazio
Capital	Frosinone
Comuni	91
Government
• President	Antonio Pompeo[1]
Area [2]
• Total	3,247.08 km2 (1,253.70 sq mi)
Population  (January 2017)[3]
• Total	493,067
• Density	150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	03100
Telephone prefix	0775
Vehicle registration	FR
ISTAT	060
Website	Official website

History

The province of Frosinone was created in December of 1926 with territories of the Lazio and Campania regions.

Geography

Frosinone in Lazio.

The province of Frosinone has an area of 3,247.08 km² (1,253.70 sq mi),^[2] the third largest province of the Lazio region.

The province is in the southeast of the Lazio region. It borders to the north with the Abruzzo region (L'Aquila province), to the northwest and west with the Metropolitan City of Rome, to the east by the Molise region (Isernia province), to the southeast with the Campania region (Caserta), and to the south with the Latina province.

The highest mountain in the province is Monte Meta or, simply, La Meta (41°41′20″N 13°56′21″E), with an altitude of 2,242 m (7,356 ft);^[4] it is on the border with the L'Aquila province.

The main rivers in the province are the Liri, 120 km (75 mi) long, and its tributary, the Sacco river, 87 km (54 mi) long.

Population

There are 493,067 persons living in the province in 2017,^[3] for a population density of 151.8 inhabitants/km².

Evolution of the population in the province of Frosinone

Administration

Map of the province of Frosinone

There are 91 municipalities (or comuni) in the province; they are:

1. Acquafondata
2. Acuto
3. Alatri
4. Alvito
5. Amaseno
6. Anagni
7. Aquino
8. Arce
9. Arnara
10. Arpino
11. Atina
12. Ausonia
13. Belmonte Castello
14. Boville Ernica
15. Broccostella
16. Campoli Appennino
17. Casalattico
18. Casalvieri
19. Cassino
20. Castelliri
21. Castelnuovo Parano
22. Castro dei Volsci
23. Castrocielo
24. Ceccano
25. Ceprano
26. Cervaro
27. Colfelice
28. Colle San Magno
29. Collepardo
30. Coreno Ausonio
31. Esperia
32. Falvaterra
33. Ferentino
34. Filettino
35. Fiuggi
36. Fontana Liri
37. Fontechiari
38. Frosinone
39. Fumone
40. Gallinaro
41. Giuliano di Roma
42. Guarcino
43. Isola del Liri
44. Monte San Giovanni Campano
45. Morolo
46. Paliano
47. Pastena
48. Patrica
49. Pescosolido
50. Picinisco
51. Pico
52. Piedimonte San Germano
53. Piglio
54. Pignataro Interamna
55. Pofi
56. Pontecorvo
57. Posta Fibreno
58. Ripi
59. Rocca d'Arce
60. Roccasecca
61. San Biagio Saracinisco
62. San Donato Val di Comino
63. San Giorgio a Liri
64. San Giovanni Incarico
65. San Vittore del Lazio
66. Sant'Ambrogio sul Garigliano
67. Sant'Andrea del Garigliano
68. Sant'Apollinare
69. Sant'Elia Fiumerapido
70. Santopadre
71. Serrone
72. Settefrati
73. Sgurgola
74. Sora
75. Strangolagalli
76. Supino
77. Terelle
78. Torre Cajetani
79. Torrice
80. Trevi nel Lazio
81. Trivigliano
82. Vallecorsa
83. Vallemaio
84. Vallerotonda
85. Veroli
86. Vicalvi
87. Vico nel Lazio
88. Villa Latina
89. Villa Santa Lucia
90. Villa Santo Stefano
91. Viticuso

The largest comune is Veroli, with 119.65 km² (46.20 sq mi) and the smallest is Vicalvi (8.21 km² [3.17 sq mi] ).^[5] The comune with fewest people living in it is Acquafondata with 263 inhabitants.

Main comuni

The following table shows the 10 comuni with more inhabitants with their population,^[3] and their area and altitude.^[6]

No.	Comune	Population (2017)	Area (km²)	Density	Altitude (m)
1	Frosinone	46,120	46.85	984.4	291
2	Cassino	36,460	83.42	437.1	40
3	Alatri	28,884	96.96	297.9	502
4	Sora	26,057	72.13	361.3	300
5	Ceccano	23,494	61.06	384.8	200
6	Anagni	21,411	112.82	189.8	424
7	Ferentino	21,131	81.00	260.9	395
8	Veroli	20,525	119.65	171.5	615
9	Pontecorvo	13,200	88.80	148.6	97
10	Monte San Giovanni Campano	12,847	48.71	263.7	438

Gallery

• 
  Frosinone cathedral.
• 
  Monte Cassino Abbey.
• 
  Fountain in Umberto I Square - Arce.
• 
  Palazzo di Bonifacio VIII, Anagni.
• 
  The Canneto valley.

Related pages

• List of communes of the Province of Frosinone