Province of Latina

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

Province of Latina
Province
Palazzo del Governo, province headquarters.
Flag
Map with the province of Latina, in red, in Italy
Coordinates: 41°28′3.35″N 12°54′13.32″E
Country	Italy
Region	Lazio
Capital	Latina
Comuni	33
Government
• President	Eleonora Della Penna[1]
Area [2]
• Total	2,256.16 km2 (871.11 sq mi)
Population  (January 2017)[3]
• Total	574,891
• Density	250/km2 (660/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	04100 Latina, 04010-04032
Telephone prefix	06, 0771, 0773
Vehicle registration	LT
ISTAT	059
Website	Official website

History

The province of Latina was created in December of 1934 with the name of Littoria.

Geography

Map of the province of Latina

The province of Latina has an area of 2,256.16 km² (871.11 sq mi),^[2] the smallest province of the Lazio region.

The province is in the southwest of the Lazio region. It borders to the north with the Frosinone province, to the northwest and west with the Metropolitan City of Rome, to the southeast with the Campania region (Caserta), and to the south with the Tyrrhenian Sea (Mediterranean Sea).

The highest mountain in the province is Monte Petrella (41°19′20″N 13°39′56″E), with an altitude of 1,533 m (5,030 ft).^[4]

Population

In 2017, there are 574,891 persons living in the province,^[3] for a population density of 254.8 inhabitants/km².

Evolution of the population in the province of Latina

Administration

There are 33 municipalities (or comuni) in the province; they are:

1. Aprilia
2. Bassiano
3. Campodimele
4. Castelforte
5. Cisterna di Latina
6. Cori
7. Fondi
8. Formia
9. Gaeta
10. Itri
11. Latina
12. Lenola
13. Maenza
14. Minturno
15. Monte San Biagio
16. Norma
17. Pontinia
18. Ponza
19. Priverno
20. Prossedi
21. Rocca Massima
22. Roccagorga
23. Roccasecca dei Volsci
24. Sabaudia
25. San Felice Circeo
26. Santi Cosma e Damiano
27. Sermoneta
28. Sezze
29. Sonnino
30. Sperlonga
31. Spigno Saturnia
32. Terracina
33. Ventotene

The largest comune is Latina, with 277.62 km² (107.19 sq mi) and the smallest is Ventotene (1.75 km² [0.68 sq mi] ).^[5] The comune with fewest people living in it is Campodimele with 622 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	Latina	126,151	277.62	454.4	21
2	Aprilia	73,934	178.11	415.1	80
3	Terracina	46,131	136.59	337.7	22
4	Fondi	39,736	143.92	276.1	8
5	Formia	38,145	74.17	514.3	19
6	Cisterna di Latina	36,923	144.16	256.1	77
7	Sezze	24,876	100.47	247.6	319
8	Gaeta	20,674	29.20	708.0	2
9	Sabaudia	20,613	145.37	141.8	17
10	Minturno	19,734	42.14	468.3	141

Gallery

• 
  Saint Mark cathedral, Latina.
• 
  Castle of Fondi.
• 
  Madonna del Carmine church - Formia.
• 
  Formia and the Aurunci mountains.
• 
  Piazza Cavallo in Gaeta.

Related pages

• List of communes of the Province of Latina