Latina Province
Latina Province | |
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State : | Italy |
Region : | Lazio |
Area : | 2,251 km² |
Residents : | 576,655 (Dec. 31, 2019) |
Population density : | 256 inhabitants / km² |
Number of municipalities: | 33 |
License plate : | LT |
ISO-3166-2 identification : | IT LT |
President: | Armando Cusani ( PdL ) |
Website: | www.provincia.latina.it |
The Province of Latina (Italian Provincia di Latina ) is a province in the Lazio region in Italy .
The province is named after the provincial capital of the same name . It extends between the mouths of the Astura and Garigliano rivers along the Tyrrhenian Sea . Along the north-eastern border, it is part of the Monti Lepini , Monti Ausoni and Monti Aurunci . However, most of the province is in the plain. In the south lies Monte Circeo , an island mountain on the coast. The province also includes the Pontine Islands .
When the Pontine Marshes were drained in the 1930s, the plains that make up a large part of the province were settled. On December 18, 1934, the Province of Littoria was formed from areas of the Province of Rome and the Province of Terra del Lavoro . In 1945 the city and province were renamed Latina .
Largest communities
With over 5,000 inhabitants. (As of December 31, 2019)
local community | Residents |
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Latina | 129,133 |
Aprilia | 74,961 |
Terracina | 45,418 |
Formia | 38.026 |
Fondi | 39,643 |
Cisterna di Latina | 37,133 |
Sezze | 24,788 |
Gaeta | 20.208 |
Minturno | 20,290 |
Sabaudia | 20,130 |
Priverno | 14,085 |
Pontinia | 14,894 |
Cori | 10,740 |
Itri | 10,672 |
San Felice Circeo | 10.305 |
Sermoneta | 10,052 |
Sonnino | 7503 |
Santi Cosma e Damiano | 6866 |
Monte San Biagio | 6304 |
Source: ISTAT
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.