Province of Trapani

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Province of Trapani
Nation  Italy
Region Sicily
Capital Trapani
Area 2,460 km²
Population (2001) 425,067
Density 173
Comuni 24
Vehicle Registration TP
Postal Code 90100
Telephone Prefix 0923
ISTAT 081
President Giulia Adamo
Map highlighting the location of the province of Trapani in Italy

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

It has an area of 2,460 sq km, and a total population of 425,121 (2001). There are 24 comunes (Italian: comuni) in the province[1], see Comunes of the Province of Trapani.

Besides the capital Trapani, other cities and places of interest in the province include Segesta, Gibellina, Erice, Castelvetrano, Alcamo, Marsala, Mazara del Vallo, Castellammare del Golfo, and Mozia. The nearby island of Pantelleria, and the Aegadian Islands are also administratively a part of Trapani province.

The province of Trapani alone produces more wine than the entire regions of Tuscany or Piedmont or such nations as Hungary, Austria or Chile.

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