Taranto Province

Taranto Province
State :	Italy
Region :	Apulia
Capital:	Tarent
Area :	2,436.67 km² ( 57. )
Residents :	572,772 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	235 inhabitants / km²
Number of municipalities:	29
Postal code :	74100
License plate :	TA
ISO-3166-2 identification :	IT-TA
President:	Giovanni Florido
Website:	official page

The province of Taranto (Italian Provincia di Taranto ) is an Italian province of the Apulia region . The capital is Taranto . Historically, the province of Taranto belongs to the Greek colonization area Magna Graecia .

It has 572,772 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in 29 municipalities on an area of 2436 km². Tarandíne , a dialect of the Italian language, is spoken in the northern part of the province .

Largest communities

Palazzo del Governo di Taranto

(Population figures as of December 31, 2019)

local community	Residents
Tarent	195.227
Martina Franca	48,269
Massafra	32,642
Grottaglie	31,635
Manduria	30,895
Ginosa	22,226
Castellaneta	16,721
Palagiano	15,954
Sava	15,814
Motto	15,752
Laterza	15,067
San Giorgio Ionico	14,789
Site	13,529
Crispiano	13,403
Pulsano	11,382
Lizzano	9789
San Marzano di San Giuseppe	9087

The list of municipalities in Apulia includes all municipalities of the province with population figures.

Attractions

Here old evidence reminds of the former Hellenic culture , which can be admired in the National Archaeological Museum of Taranto .

The places of particular historical and artistic interest are:

Grottaglie , the pottery town,
Martina Franca with its baroque buildings and the view of the Itria Valley ,
the messapic manduria ,
Massafra with its eponymous gorge,
Castellaneta (birthplace of Rudolph Valentino ) and Ginosa on the Ionian Sea with its pine groves and extensive sandy areas.