Metropolitan city of Reggio Calabria

Metropolitan city of Reggio Calabria
State :	Italy
Region :	Calabria
Capital:	Reggio Calabria
Area :	3,183.19 km² ( 34th )
Residents :	541,278 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	170 inhabitants / km²
Number of municipalities:	97
License plate :	RC
ISO-3166-2 identification :	IT-RC
President:	Giuseppe Raffa
Website:	Official website of the metropolitan city in formation

Cathedral in Reggio Calabria

The metropolitan city of Reggio Calabria ( Italian Città Metropolitana di Reggio Calabria ) is a metropolitan city in the Italian region of Calabria . Since January 31, 2016, it has replaced the Province of Reggio Calabria ( Provincia di Reggio Calabria in Italian ). The capital is Reggio Calabria .

In an area of ​​3,183 km², the metropolitan city has 541,278 inhabitants in 97 municipalities (as of December 31, 2019).

Largest communities

(As of December 31, 2015)

local community	Residents
Reggio Calabria	183.035
Palmi	18,930
Gioia Tauro	19,864
Siderno	18.191
Taurianova	15,636
Rosarno	14,841
Villa San Giovanni	13,784
Locri	12,504
Polistena	10,496
Melito di Porto Salvo	11,355
Bagnara Calabra	10,255
Cittanova	10,410
Bovalino	8,905
Rizziconi	7,829
Caulonia	7.110
Gioiosa Ionica	7.181
Roccella Ionica	6,557
Montebello Ionico	6.214
Cinquefrondi	6,539
Marina di Gioiosa Ionica	6,625
Motta San Giovanni	6,208
Laureana di Borrello	5,174
Oppido Mamertina	5,332
Scilla	4,964
Condofuri	5.113
Melicucco	5.101

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.

Web links

Commons : Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the metropolitan city in foundation (Italian)