Province of Rimini
The Province of Rimini (Italian: Provincia di Rimini) is a province in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. Its largest town and capital is the city of Rimini.
Province of Rimini | |
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 Palazzo Garampi, Rimini | |
 Map with the province of Rimini, in red, in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 44°3′N 12°34′E | |
| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Emilia-Romagna |
| Province | 1992 |
| Capital | Rimini |
| Comuni | 25 |
| Government | |
| • President | Andrea Gnassi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 864.88 km2 (333.93 sq mi) |
| Population (January 2017)[3] | |
| • Total | 336,786 |
| • Density | 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 47811-47814, 47821-47828, 47831-47838, 47841-47843, 47851-47855, 47900 |
| Telephone prefix | 0541 |
| ISO 3166 code | IT-RN |
| Vehicle registration | RN |
| ISTAT | 099 |
| Website | Official website |
The province of Rimini, with a long touristic tradition, is well known by the beach resorts of Rimini, Riccione, Bellaria-Igea Marina, Misano Adriatico and Cattolica, found over 30 km (19 mi) along the coast of the Adriatic Sea.
History
The province of Rimini was created in 1992 with parts of the former province of Forlì that changed its name to the present province of Forlì-Cesena.
After a referendum in 2006, the municipalities of Casteldelci, Maiolo, Novafeltria, Pennabilli, San Leo, Sant'Agata Feltria and Talamello were transferred from the Province of Pesaro and Urbino (Marche) to the Province of Rimini on 15 August 2009.
Geography
The province of Rimini has an area of 864.88 km2 (334 sq mi), the smallest province of the Emilia-Romagna.[2] The territory of Rimini is divided into four zones:
- The northwestern part of the province that is the final part of the Padan Plain or Po Valley, (Italian: Pianura Padana).
- A narrow strip along the Adriatic Sea; here is the capital of the province, Rimini.
- A region of small hills in most of the western and southern parts of the province.
- The Apennines mountain range is found in the soutwest of the province.
The province is bordered to the north by the Forlì-Cesena province, to the south by the Marche (Pesaro and Urbino province) and the Republic of San Marino, to the west by Tuscany (Arezzo province). To the east is the Adriatic Sea.
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The main river in the province is the Marecchia, that starts in the Arezzo province and ends in the Adriatic Sea near the city of Rimini after a course of 70 km (43 mi).
Population
There are 336,786 persons living in the province (January 2017),[3] for a population density of 389.4 inhabitants/km². The communes with more inhabitants are Rimini (148,908 inhabitants) and Riccione (34,965 inhabitants). The commune with fewest people living in it is Casteldelci, with 405 inhabitants.
Administration
The following shows the 45 comuni with the population,[3] and the area and altitude.[4]
| No. | Comune | Population (2017) | Area (km²) | Density | Altitude |
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| 1 | Bellaria-Igea Marina | 19,537 | 18.17 | 1,075.2 | 3 |
| 2 | Casteldelci | 405 | 49.68 | 8.2 | 618 |
| 3 | Cattolica | 17,228 | 6.20 | 2,778.7 | 12 |
| 4 | Coriano | 10,529 | 46.77 | 225.1 | 102 |
| 5 | Gemmano | 1,150 | 18.85 | 61.0 | 404 |
| 6 | Maiolo | 831 | 24.28 | 34.2 | 590 |
| 7 | Misano Adriatico | 13,184 | 22.35 | 589.9 | 3 |
| 8 | Mondaino | 1,398 | 19.84 | 70.5 | 400 |
| 9 | Montefiore Conca | 2,295 | 22.32 | 102.8 | 385 |
| 10 | Montegridolfo | 1,006 | 6.94 | 145.0 | 290 |
| 11 | Montescudo-Monte Colombo | 6,815 | 32.35 | 210.7 | 328 |
| 12 | Morciano di Romagna | 7,014 | 5.44 | 1,289.3 | 83 |
| 13 | Novafeltria | 7,110 | 41.84 | 169.9 | 275 |
| 14 | Pennabilli | 2,850 | 69.80 | 40.8 | 629 |
| 15 | Poggio Torriana | 5,200 | 34.74 | 149.7 | 155 |
| 16 | Riccione | 34,965 | 17.50 | 1,998.0 | 12 |
| 17 | Rimini | 148,908 | 135.71 | 1,097.3 | 5 |
| 18 | Saludecio | 3,082 | 34.27 | 89.9 | 343 |
| 19 | San Clemente | 5,526 | 20.70 | 267.0 | 179 |
| 20 | San Giovanni in Marignano | 9,353 | 21.37 | 437.7 | 29 |
| 21 | San Leo | 2,935 | 53.14 | 55.2 | 589 |
| 22 | Sant'Agata Feltria | 2,125 | 79.74 | 26.6 | 607 |
| 23 | Santarcangelo di Romagna | 22,180 | 45.01 | 492.8 | 42 |
| 24 | Talamello | 1,088 | 10.59 | 102.7 | 386 |
| 25 | Verucchio | 10,072 | 27.30 | 368.9 | 300 |
References
- "Il Presidente della Provincia" (in Italian). Provincia di Rimini. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- "Provincia di Rimini" (in Italian). Tuttitalia.it. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- "Statistiche demografiche ISTAT" (in Italian). Demo.istat.it. Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- "Comuni Provincia di Rimini" (in Italian). Tuttitalia.it. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
Other websites
Media related to Province of Rimini at Wikimedia Commons- Provincia di Rimini homepage (in Italian)