Province of Forlì-Cesena
The province of Forlì-Cesena (Italian: provincia di Forlì-Cesena) is a province in the Emilia-Romagna region in northeastern Italy, on the Adriatic Sea. Its capital is the city of Forlì.
Province of Forlì-Cesena | |
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 Piazza Aurelio Saffi, Forlì | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Map with the province of Forlì-Cesena, in red, in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 44°13′21″N 12°2′27″E | |
| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Emilia-Romagna |
| Capital | Forlì |
| Comuni | 30 |
| Government | |
| • President | Davide Drei[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,378.40 km2 (918.31 sq mi) |
| Population (January 2017)[3] | |
| • Total | 394,067 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (430/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | |
| Telephone prefix | 0543, 0547 |
| ISO 3166 code | IT-FC |
| Vehicle registration | FC |
| ISTAT | 040 |
| Website | Official website |
History
The province was created as Province of Forlì with the car plates FO.
In 1992, the southern part of the province was separated to form the new Province of Rimini and the name of the province was changed to the present of Province of Forlì-Cesena and the car plates were changed in 1999 to FC.
The ISO 3166-2 of the province was also changed to FC in 2010.[4]
Geography
The province of Forlì-Cesena has an area of 2,378.40 km2 (918.3 sq mi).[2] It is, together with the Rimini province, the most southerly of the provinces in the Emilia-Romagna region; it has a short coast along the Adriatic Sea.
The provincial capital, the city of Forlì, is along the Montone river and at about 70 km (43 mi) southeast of Bologna, the capital of the region.
The province is bordered to the north by the province of Ravenna, to the northwest by the province of Mantua in Lombardy, to the west by the province of Florence province in Tuscany, to the south by the province of Arezzo, also in Tuscany, to the southeast by the Rimini and to the east by the Adriatic Sea.
Places next to Province of Forlì-Cesena | |
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In the province there are two main protected areas:
- Parco naturale del fiume Savio (Natural park of the Savio river), along the Savio river; and
- Parco nazionale delle Foreste Casentinesi, Monte Falterona e Campigna, a national park in the northern Apennines.
Population
There are 394,067 persons living in the province (January 2017),[3] for a population density of 165.7 inhabitants/km².
Administration
The following shows the 30 comuni with the population,[5] and the area and altitude.[6]
| No. | Comune | Population | Area (km²) | Density | Altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bagno di Romagna | 6,026 | 233.52 | 25.8 | 462 |
| 2 | Bertinoro | 11,059 | 57.25 | 193.2 | 254 |
| 3 | Borghi | 2,843 | 30.23 | 94.0 | 264 |
| 4 | Castrocaro Terme e Terra del Sole | 6,426 | 38.95 | 165.0 | 68 |
| 5 | Cesena | 96,758 | 249.47 | 387.9 | 44 |
| 6 | Cesenatico | 25,796 | 45.16 | 571.2 | 2 |
| 7 | Civitella di Romagna | 3,786 | 117.93 | 32.1 | 219 |
| 8 | Dovadola | 1,653 | 38.97 | 42.4 | 140 |
| 9 | Forlì | 117,913 | 228.20 | 516.7 | 34 |
| 10 | Forlimpopoli | 13,290 | 24.46 | 543.3 | 30 |
| 11 | Galeata | 2,516 | 63.13 | 39.9 | 237 |
| 12 | Gambettola | 10,660 | 7.77 | 1,371.9 | 31 |
| 13 | Gatteo | 9,068 | 14.14 | 641.3 | 20 |
| 14 | Longiano | 7,126 | 23.58 | 302.2 | 179 |
| 15 | Meldola | 9,970 | 79.08 | 126.1 | 58 |
| 16 | Mercato Saraceno | 6,886 | 99.33 | 69.3 | 134 |
| 17 | Modigliana | 4,560 | 101.17 | 45.1 | 185 |
| 18 | Montiano | 1,716 | 9.26 | 185.3 | 159 |
| 19 | Portico e San Benedetto | 756 | 61.05 | 12.4 | 309 |
| 20 | Predappio | 6,346 | 91.39 | 69.4 | 133 |
| 21 | Premilcuore | 799 | 98.56 | 8.1 | 459 |
| 22 | Rocca San Casciano | 1,910 | 50.56 | 37.8 | 210 |
| 23 | Roncofreddo | 3,386 | 51.53 | 65.7 | 314 |
| 24 | San Mauro Pascoli | 11,690 | 17.29 | 676.1 | 21 |
| 25 | Santa Sofia | 4,136 | 148.87 | 27.8 | 257 |
| 26 | Sarsina | 3,446 | 100.72 | 34.2 | 243 |
| 27 | Savignano sul Rubicone | 17,766 | 23.30 | 762.5 | 32 |
| 28 | Sogliano al Rubicone | 3,195 | 93.43 | 34.2 | 379 |
| 29 | Tredozio | 1,212 | 62.20 | 19.5 | 334 |
| 30 | Verghereto | 1,907 | 117.90 | 16.2 | 812 |
References
- "Presidente" (in Italian). Provincia di Forlì-Cesena. Archived from the original on 5 September 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
- "Provincia di Forlì-Cesena" (in Italian). Tuttitalia.it. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
- "Statistiche demografiche ISTAT" (in Italian). Demo.istat.it. Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ISO Newsletter 19/02/2010
- "Statistiche demografiche ISTAT" (in Italian). Demo.istat.it. Archived from the original on 13 February 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
- "Comuni Provincia di FC per popolazione" (in Italian). Tuttitalia.it. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
Other websites
Media related to Province of Forlì-Cesena at Wikimedia Commons- Provincia di Forlì-Cesena homepage Archived 2004-09-21 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)