Province of Verona

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

Province of Verona
Province
Loggia del Consiglio in Verona, the provincial seat.
Flag Coat of arms
Map with the province of Verona, in red, in Italy
Coordinates: 45°25′48″N 10°58′48″E
Country	Italy
Region	Veneto
Capital	Verona
Comuni	98
Government
• President	Antonio Pastorello[1]
Area [2]
• Total	3,096.39 km2 (1,195.52 sq mi)
Population  (1 January 2016)[3]
• Total	922,383
• Density	300/km2 (770/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	37121-37142 Verona, 37010-37069
Telephone prefix	045, 0442
ISO 3166 code	IT-VR
Vehicle registration	VR
ISTAT	023
Website	Official website

Geography

The province of Verona has an area of 3,096.39 km² (1,195.52 sq mi), the second largest province in the Veneto region, after the Belluno province, and is the most western of the provinces of the region. Most of its territory is almost flat, with few mountains. The highest point of the province is Cima Valdritta, that is 2,218 m (7,277 ft) high.^[4]

The main river in the province is the Adige; it flows through the capital of the province. To the west of the province is the Lake Garda (Italian: Lago di Garda), the largest lake of Italy.

The climate in the city of Verona is Humid Subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification: Cfa).^[5]

Veneto provinces.

The province of Verona borders to the north with the Trento (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol region), to the east with the Vicenza and Padua provinces, to the southeast with the Rovigo province, to the south and west with the Lombardy region (Mantua province) and to the northwest with the Brescia province (Lombardy region).

Population

As of 1 January 2016^[update], there are 922,383 persons living in the province,^[3] for a population density of 297.9 inhabitants/km².

Evolution of the population

Municipalities

There are 98 municipalities (or comuni) in the province; they are:

1. Affi
2. Albaredo d'Adige
3. Angiari
4. Arcole
5. Badia Calavena
6. Bardolino
7. Belfiore
8. Bevilacqua
9. Bonavigo
10. Boschi Sant'Anna
11. Bosco Chiesanuova
12. Bovolone
13. Brentino Belluno
14. Brenzone sul Garda
15. Bussolengo
16. Buttapietra
17. Caldiero
18. Caprino Veronese
19. Casaleone
20. Castagnaro
21. Castel d'Azzano
22. Castelnuovo del Garda
23. Cavaion Veronese
24. Cazzano di Tramigna
25. Cerea
26. Cerro Veronese
27. Cologna Veneta
28. Colognola ai Colli
29. Concamarise
30. Costermano sul Garda
31. Dolcè
32. Erbè
33. Erbezzo
34. Ferrara di Monte Baldo
35. Fumane
36. Garda
37. Gazzo Veronese
38. Grezzana
39. Illasi
40. Isola della Scala
41. Isola Rizza
42. Lavagno
43. Lazise
44. Legnago
45. Malcesine
46. Marano di Valpolicella
47. Mezzane di Sotto
48. Minerbe
49. Montecchia di Crosara
50. Monteforte d'Alpone
51. Mozzecane
52. Negrar
53. Nogara
54. Nogarole Rocca
55. Oppeano
56. Palù
57. Pastrengo
58. Pescantina
59. Peschiera del Garda
60. Povegliano Veronese
61. Pressana
62. Rivoli Veronese
63. Roncà
64. Ronco all'Adige
65. Roverchiara
66. Roverè Veronese
67. Roveredo di Guà
68. Salizzole
69. San Bonifacio
70. San Giovanni Ilarione
71. San Giovanni Lupatoto
72. San Martino Buon Albergo
73. San Mauro di Saline
74. San Pietro di Morubio
75. San Pietro in Cariano
76. San Zeno di Montagna
77. Sanguinetto
78. Sant'Ambrogio di Valpolicella
79. Sant'Anna d'Alfaedo
80. Selva di Progno
81. Soave
82. Sommacampagna
83. Sona
84. Sorgà
85. Terrazzo
86. Torri del Benaco
87. Tregnago
88. Trevenzuolo
89. Valeggio sul Mincio
90. Velo Veronese
91. Verona
92. Veronella
93. Vestenanova
94. Vigasio
95. Villa Bartolomea
96. Villafranca di Verona
97. Zevio
98. Zimella

The largest comune is Verona, with 198.92 km² (77 sq mi) and the smallest is Concamarise, with 7.91 km² (3 sq mi). The comune with fewest inhabitants is Ferrara di Monte Baldo, with 226 inhabitants.

Main comuni

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

No.	Comune	Population (2016)	Area (km²)	Density	Altitude (m)
1	Verona	258,765	198.92	1,300.8	59
2	Villafranca di Verona	33,194	57.34	578.9	54
3	Legnago	25,351	79.27	319.8	16
4	San Giovanni Lupatoto	25,066	19.01	1,318.6	42
5	San Bonifacio	21,284	33.79	629.9	31
6	Bussolengo	19,938	24.23	822.9	127
7	Sona	17,683	41.15	429.7	169
8	Pescantina	17,128	19.73	868.1	80
9	Negrar	17,119	40.42	423.5	190
10	Cerea	16,529	70.30	235.1	18

Gallery

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  Verona.
• 
  City wall in Villafranca di Verona.
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  Duomo di San Martino Vescovo, Legnago.
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  Palazzo Municipale, San Giovanni Lupatoto.
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  San Zeno fort, Verona.