Taranto Province
Taranto Province | |
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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
(Population figures as of December 31, 2019)
local community | Residents |
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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.
Events
photos
Marina di Lizzano (Apulia)
Web links
- Official website of the province (Italian)
- Tourism in the province of Taranto (Italian / German in progress)
- photos
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.