Province of Pescara
The province of Pescara (Italian: [provincia di Pescara] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) is a province in the Abruzzo region of Southern Italy, along the Adriatic Sea. Its capital is the city of Pescara.
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| Coordinates: 42°27′50″N 14°12′51″E / 42.46389°N 14.21417°ECoordinates: 42°27′50″N 14°12′51″E / 42.46389°N 14.21417°E | |
| Country | 22x20px Italy |
| Region | Abruzzo |
| Capital | Pescara |
| Comuni | 46 |
| Government | |
| • President | Antonio Di Marco[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,230.33 km2 (475.03 sq mi) |
| Population (January 2017)[3] | |
| • Total | 321,309 |
| • Density | 261.1568/km2 (676.393/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 65010-65014, 65016-65017, 65019-65020, 65022-65024, 65026-65029 |
| Vehicle registration | PE |
| ISTAT | 068 |
| Website | Official website |
Geography
Pescara is the smallest province in Abruzzo with an area of 1,230.33 km2 (475 sq mi).[2] The province is bordered to the northeast by the Adriatic Sea, to the north by the province of Teramo, to the east by the province of Chieti, and to the south and west by the province of L'Aquila.
The final part of the Aterno-Pescara river flows through this province; other rivers are smaller and most of them are tributaries of the Aterno-Pescara river. The city of Pescara, the capital of the province, is at the mouth of this river.
The highest mountain in the province is Monte Amaro,(42°5′11″N 14°5′9″E / 42.08639°N 14.08583°E) in the Majella massif, Apennines; it is 2,793 m (9,163 ft) high and is the highest mountain of three provinces: Chieti, L'Aquila and Pescara of the Abruzzo.[4]
Population
There are 321,309 persons living in the province (January 2017),[3] for a population density of 261.2 inhabitants/km².
Evolution of the population

Municipalities
There are 46 municipalities (or comuni) in the province; they are:
- Abbateggio
- Alanno
- Bolognano
- Brittoli
- Bussi sul Tirino
- Cappelle sul Tavo
- Caramanico Terme
- Carpineto della Nora
- Castiglione a Casauria
- Catignano
- Cepagatti
- Città Sant'Angelo
- Civitaquana
- Civitella Casanova
- Collecorvino
- Corvara
- Cugnoli
- Elice
- Farindola
- Lettomanoppello
- Loreto Aprutino
- Manoppello
- Montebello di Bertona
- Montesilvano
- Moscufo
- Nocciano
- Penne
- Pescara
- Pescosansonesco
- Pianella
- Picciano
- Pietranico
- Popoli
- Roccamorice
- Rosciano
- Salle
- San Valentino in Abruzzo Citeriore
- Sant'Eufemia a Maiella
- Scafa
- Serramonacesca
- Spoltore
- Tocco da Casauria
- Torre de' Passeri
- Turrivalignani
- Vicoli
- Villa Celiera
The largest comune is Penne, with 91.20 km2 (35 sq mi) and the smallest is Cappelle sul Tavo, with 5.41 km2 (2 sq mi). The comune with fewest people living in it is Corvara with 247 inhabitants.
Main comuni
The following table shows the 10 comuni with more inhabitants with their population,[3] and their area and altitude.[5]
| No. | Comune | Population (2017) |
Area (km²) |
Density | Altitude (m) |
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| 1 | Pescara | 120,420 | 34.36 | 3,504.7 | 4 |
| 2 | Montesilvano | 54,152 | 23.57 | 2,297.5 | 5 |
| 3 | Spoltore | 19,354 | 37.01 | 522.9 | 185 |
| 4 | Città Sant'Angelo | 15,054 | 62.02 | 242.7 | 317 |
| 5 | Penne | 12,197 | 91.20 | 133.7 | 438 |
| 6 | Cepagatti | 10,956 | 30.82 | 355.5 | 145 |
| 7 | Pianella | 8,611 | 47.05 | 183.0 | 236 |
| 8 | Loreto Aprutino | 7,390 | 59.50 | 124.2 | 294 |
| 9 | Manoppello | 7,011 | 39.26 | 178.6 | 257 |
| 10 | Collecorvino | 6,008 | 31.99 | 187.8 | 253 |
Gallery
- Pescara - foce del fiume vista dal ponte del mare.JPG
Mouth of the Aterno-Pescara river, Pescara.
- Pescara Lungomare NPescara lungomare N.JPG
Pescara, northern coast.
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- Montesilvano 2010-by-RaBoe-01.jpg
Province Of Pescara Media
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Related pages
References
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Other websites
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- Province of Pescara official website (in Italian)