Province of Pesaro and Urbino

The Province of Pesaro and Urbino (Italian: Provincia di Pesaro e Urbino) is a province in the Marche region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Pesaro.

Province of Pesaro and Urbino Pesaro e Urbino
Province
The Ducal Palace of Urbino
Flag Coat of arms
Map with the province of Pesaro and Urbino, in red, in Italy
Coordinates: 43°54′36.54″N 12°54′47.88″E
Country	Italy
Region	Marche
Capital	Pesaro
Comuni	54
Government
• President	Daniele Tagliolini[1]
Area [2]
• Total	2,567.78 km2 (991.43 sq mi)
Population  (January 2017)[3]
• Total	360,711
• Density	140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CETU)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	61100
Telephone prefix	0721 Pesaro 0722 Urbino
Vehicle registration	PU
ISTAT	041
Website	Official website

The province is also known as "Riviera of Hills". It is mostly covered by hills and is popular for its beaches.^[4]

Geography

Map of the province

Pesaro and Urbino has an area of 2,567.78 km² (991 sq mi),^[2] the second largest province of the Marche after the Macerata province. The province is surrounded by the state of San Marino and Emilia-Romagna in the north, Umbria and Tuscany in the west, Ancona in the south and the Adriatic Sea on the east.^[5]

The main rivers in the province, from north to south, are (all of them flow to the east into the Adriatic Sea)ː

• Conca - 47 km long; its mouth is between Cattolica and Misano Adriatico.
• Foglia - 90 km long; its mouth is in Pesaro.
• Metauro 121 km long; its mouth is in Fano.
• Cesano - 62 km long; it forms partially the limit with the province of Ancona and its mouth is near Senigallia.

The highest mountain in the province is Monte Catria,(43°27′40″N 12°42′15″E) in the Apennines; it is 1,701 m (5,581 ft) high.^[6]

Population

There are 360,711 persons living in the province (1 January 2017),^[3] for a population density of 140.5 inhabitants/km².

Evolution of the population

Municipalities

There are 54 municipalities (or comuni) in the province; they are:

1. Acqualagna
2. Apecchio
3. Auditore
4. Belforte all'Isauro
5. Borgo Pace
6. Cagli
7. Cantiano
8. Carpegna
9. Cartoceto
10. Colli al Metauro
11. Fano
12. Fermignano
13. Fossombrone
14. Fratte Rosa
15. Frontino
16. Frontone
17. Gabicce Mare
18. Gradara
19. Isola del Piano
20. Lunano
21. Macerata Feltria
22. Mercatello sul Metauro
23. Mercatino Conca
24. Mombaroccio
25. Mondavio
26. Mondolfo
27. Monte Cerignone
28. Monte Grimano Terme
29. Monte Porzio
30. Montecalvo in Foglia
31. Monteciccardo
32. Montecopiolo
33. Montefelcino
34. Montelabbate
35. Peglio
36. Pergola
37. Pesaro
38. Petriano
39. Piandimeleto
40. Pietrarubbia
41. Piobbico
42. San Costanzo
43. San Lorenzo in Campo
44. Sant'Angelo in Vado
45. Sant'Ippolito
46. Sassocorvaro
47. Sassofeltrio
48. Serra Sant'Abbondio
49. Tavoleto
50. Tavullia
51. Terre Roveresche
52. Urbania
53. Urbino
54. Vallefoglia

The largest comune is Urbino, with 226.50 km² (87 sq mi) and the smallest is Gabicce Mare, with 4.94 km² (2 sq mi). The comune with fewest people living in it is Frontino with 293 inhabitants.

Main comuni

The following table shows the 10 comuni with more inhabitants with their population,^[3] and their area and altitude.^[7]

No.	Comune	Population (2017)	Area (km²)	Density	Altitude (m)
1	Pesaro	94,813	126.77	747.9	11
2	Fano	60,852	121.84	499.4	12
3	Vallefoglia	15,016	39.57	379.5	280
4	Urbino	14,844	226.50	65.5	485
5	Mondolfo	14,235	22.82	623.8	144
6	Colli al Metauro	12,400	46.17	268.6	66
7	Fossombrone	9,528	106.88	89.1	118
8	Cagli	8,652	226.46	38.2	276
9	Fermignano	8,563	43.70	195.9	200
10	Tavullia	7,987	42.07	189.9	170

Twinned and partner towns

The province of Pesaro and Urbino is twinned with:

• Wolfsburg, Germany

Gallery

• 
  Piazza del Popolo, Pesaro.
• 
  Cathedral of Pesaro.
• 
  Urbino.
• 
  Ducal Palace and Duomo, Urbino
• 
  Fano beach.

Related pages

• List of comuni of the Province of Pesaro and Urbino

References

1. "Presidente" (in Italian). Provincia di Pesaro e Urbino. Archived from the original on 12 June 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
2. "Provincia di Pesaro e Urbino" (in Italian). Tuttitalia.it. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
3. "Statistiche demografiche ISTAT" (in Italian). Demo.istat.it. Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
4. pesaro-and-urbino.html "Pesaro and Urbino". Italia. Retrieved 22 June 2016.^{[permanent dead link]}
5. Roy Palmer Domenico (2002). The Regions of Italy: A Reference Guide to History and Culture. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 217. ISBN 978-0-313-30733-1.
6. "Monte Catria, Italy". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
7. "Comuni in provincia di Pesaro e Urbino per popolazione" (in Italian). Tuttitalia.it. Retrieved 5 July 2017.