Province of Ancona | |
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Coordinates: 43°37′N 13°31′E / 43.617°N 13.517°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Marche |
Capital | Ancona |
Comuni | 47 |
Government | |
• President | Liana Serrani[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 1,963.22 km2 (758.00 sq mi) |
Population (1 January 2017)[2] | |
• Total | 474,124 |
• Density | 240/km2 (630/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 60100 |
Telephone prefix | 071 |
Vehicle registration | AN |
ISTAT | 042 |
Website | Official website |
The province of Ancona (Italian: provincia di Ancona) is a province in the Marche region of Central Italy. Its capital is the city of Ancona, and the province borders the Adriatic Sea. The city of Ancona is also the capital of Marche.
Ancona has an area of 1,963.22 km2 (758 sq mi).[1] The province is bordered to the northeast and east by the Adriatic Sea, to the northwest by the province of Pesaro and Urbino, to the west with Umbria (province of Perugia) and to the south with the province of Macerata.
The main rivers in the province, from north to south, areː
The highest point in the province is Serra Santa-Cima Nord,(43°14′42″N 12°49′34″E / 43.24500°N 12.82611°E) in the Apennines; it is 1,421 m (4,662 ft) high.[3]
There are 474,124 persons living in the province (1 January 2017),[2] for a population density of 241.5 inhabitants/km².
Evolution of the population
There are 47 municipalities (or comuni) in the province; they are:
The largest comune is Fabriano, with 272.08 km2 (105 sq mi) and the smallest is Concamarise, with 6.05 km2 (2 sq mi). Only two comuni have less than 1,000 inhabitants (2017)ː San Paolo di Jesi with 912 inhabitants, and Poggio San Marcello with 685 inhabitants.
The following table shows the 10 comuni with more inhabitants with their population,[2] and their area and altitude.[4]
No. | Comune | Population (2017) |
Area (km²) |
Density | Altitude (m) |
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1 | Ancona | 100,696 | 124.84 | 806.6 | 16 |
2 | Senigallia | 44,706 | 117.77 | 379.6 | 5 |
3 | Jesi | 40,318 | 108.90 | 370.2 | 97 |
4 | Osimo | 34,918 | 106.74 | 327.1 | 265 |
5 | Fabriano | 31,212 | 272.08 | 114.7 | 325 |
6 | Falconara Marittima | 26,331 | 25.82 | 1,019.8 | 5 |
7 | Castelfidardo | 18,679 | 33.39 | 559.4 | 199 |
8 | Chiaravalle | 14,800 | 17.60 | 840.9 | 22 |
9 | Loreto | 12,810 | 17.90 | 715.6 | 127 |
10 | Montemarciano | 9,930 | 22.31 | 445.1 | 92 |