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.

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Map with the province of Rimini in Italy
Map with the province of Rimini, in red, in Italy
Coordinates: 44°3′N 12°34′E / 44.050°N 12.567°E / 44.050; 12.567Coordinates: 44°3′N 12°34′E / 44.050°N 12.567°E / 44.050; 12.567
Country Italy
RegionEmilia-Romagna
Province1992
CapitalRimini
Comuni25
Government
 • PresidentAndrea Gnassi
Area
 • Total864.88 km2 (333.93 sq mi)
Population
 (January 2017)[3]
 • Total336,786
 • Density389.4020/km2 (1,008.547/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
47811-47814, 47821-47828, 47831-47838, 47841-47843, 47851-47855, 47900
ISO 3166 codeIT-RN
Vehicle registrationRN
ISTAT099
WebsiteOfficial 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

 
Map of the province of Rimini

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:

  1. The northwestern part of the province that is the final part of the Padan Plain or Po Valley, (Italian: Pianura Padana).
  2. A narrow strip along the Adriatic Sea; here is the capital of the province, Rimini.
  3. A region of small hills in most of the western and southern parts of the province.
  4. 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.

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
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

Gallery

References

  1. "Il Presidente della Provincia" (in Italian). Provincia di Rimini. Retrieved 28 October 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Provincia di Rimini" (in Italian). Tuttitalia.it. Retrieved 28 October 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Statistiche demografiche ISTAT" (in Italian). Demo.istat.it. Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  4. "Comuni Provincia di Rimini" (in Italian). Tuttitalia.it. Retrieved 28 October 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

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