Province of Siena

Province of Siena
Province
Coat of arms
Map highlighting the location of the province of Siena in Italy
Country	Italy
Region	Toscana
Capital(s)	Siena
Comuni	36
Government
• President	Simone Bezzini (PD)
Area
• Total	3,821 km2 (1,475 sq mi)
Population (2012)
• Total	273,305
• Density	72/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	53010-53015, 53017-53025, 53027, 53030-53031, 53034-53037, 53040-53043, 53045, 53047-53049, 53100
Telephone prefix	0577, 0578
Vehicle registration	SI
ISTAT	052

The Province of Siena (Italian: Provincia di Siena) is a province in the Tuscany region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Siena.

Geography

The province is divided into seven historical areas:

1. Alta Val d'Elsa
2. Chianti senese
3. The urban area of (Monteriggioni and Siena)
4. Val di Merse
5. Crete senesi Val d'Arbia
6. Val di Chiana senese
7. Val d'Orcia and Amiata

The area is a hilly one: in the north is Colline del Chianti; Monte Amiata is the highest point at 1,738 metres (5,702 ft); and in the south is Monte Cetona. To the west are the Colline Metallifere (“Metallic Hills”), whilst the Val di Chiana lies to east.

Historically, the province corresponds to the former Republic of Siena.

The chief occupations are agricultural (wheat, grapes and fruit) and silk culture. The wine known as Chianti is produced here as well as in other parts of Tuscany: the Chianti Colli Senesi, however, is limited to this province.

Apart from the city of Siena the principal towns are Poggibonsi, Colle di Val d'Elsa, Montepulciano, Chiusi, and San Gimignano.

Val d'Orcia with Monte Amiata, view to the west from La Foce

Comuni

It has an area of 3,821 square kilometres (1,475 sq mi) and a total population of about 0.3 million. There are 36 comuni (singular: comune) in the province .

At 30 June 2005, the main comuni by population are:

This is the complete list of comuni in the province of Siena:

Frazioni

This is the complete list of the frazioni (singular: frazione) – towns and villages – in the province of Siena:

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Province of Siena.

• Province homepage (in Italian)

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Coordinates: 43°20′N 11°20′E / 43.333°N 11.333°E / 43.333; 11.333