Province of Messina

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Province of Messina

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Nation	Italy
Region	Sicily
Capital	Messina
Area	km²
Population (2005)	662,450
Density	204
Municipalities	108
Italian car number plates>Vehicle Registration	ME
Postal Code	98000-98100
Telephone Prefix	090, 0941, 0942
Istituto Nazionale di Statistica>ISTAT	083
President	Salvatore Leonardi
Map highlighting the location of Messina in Italy

Messina (Italian: Provincia di Messina') is a province in the autonomous island region of Sicily in Italy. Its capital is the city of Messina.

Geography and demography

It has an area of 3,247 km² (12.6% of total of the island);, and a total population of 662,450 (2001, 13% of the total population of Sicily). There are 108 communes in the province ([link]).

The province includes the Aeolian Islands, all part of the commune of Lipari (with the exception of Salina). The territory is largely mountainous, with the exception of alluvional plain at the mouths of the various rivers. The largest plain is that in the area between Milazzo and Barcellona Pozza di Gotto, which, together with Messina, form a metropolitan area of some 500,000 inhabitants, one of the largest in southern Italy. Much of the population is concentrated in the coastal area, after the hill towns have been largely abandoned from the 19th century.

The main mountain ridges are the Peloritani (up to 1300 m) and the Nebrodi (up to 1,900 m) mountains, which are included in a Regional Natural Reserve.

Rivers of the province include the Alcantara and the Pollina, which forms the border with the province of Palermo at west.

The main communes by population are:

Commune	Population
Messina	246,951
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto	41,157
Milazzo	32,600
Patti	13,241
Sant'Agata di Militello	13,026
Capo d'Orlando	12,928
Taormina	10,909
Lipari	10,782

See also

• Strait of Messina
• History of Sicily
• Aeolian islands

External links

• [Province website]
• [Pictures, history, tourism, gastronomy, books, local products, local surnames, transportation in the province of Messina]

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