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Province of Rovigo

The Province of Rovigo (Italian: [Provincia di Rovigo] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) is a province in the Veneto region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Rovigo.

Province
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Map with the province of Rovigo, in red, in Italy
Coordinates: 45°04′N 11°47′E / 45.067°N 11.783°E / 45.067; 11.783Coordinates: 45°04′N 11°47′E / 45.067°N 11.783°E / 45.067; 11.783
CountryItaly
RegionVeneto
CapitalRovigo
Comuni50
Government
 • PresidentMarco Trombini
Area
[1]
 • Total1,819.35 km2 (702.45 sq mi)
Population
 (1 January 2016)[2]
 • Total240,540
 • Density132.2121/km2 (342.428/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
45100, 45010-45039
ISO 3166 codeIT-RO
Vehicle registrationRO
ISTAT029
WebsiteOfficial website

Geography

The province of Rovigo has an area of 1,819.35 km2 (702.45 sq mi) and is the most southern of the provinces of the Veneto region, and its territory is almost flat, without mountains. The highest point of the province is in the Bergantino comune, to the west of the province; it is only 15 m (49 ft) high.[3]

The province is rich in water, with the presence of the two longest rivers of Italy: the Po and the Adige rivers. Both flow from west to east and into the Adriatic Sea and most of the territory of the province is between these two rivers: the Adige in the north of the province and the Po in the south of it.

Veneto provinces.

The province of Rovigo borders to the northwest with the Province of Verona. The Province of Padua and the Metropolitan City of Venice are to the north. The Province of Mantua (in the Lombardy region) is to the west. The Province of Ferrara (in the Emilia-Romagna region) is to the south. The Adriatic Sea is to the east.

Population

As of 1 January  2016 (2016 -01-01), there are 240,540 persons living in the province,[2] for a population density of 132.2 inhabitants/km².


Evolution of the population in the Rovigo province

Municipalities

There are 50 municipalities (or comuni) in the province; they are:

  1. Adria
  2. Ariano nel Polesine
  3. Arquà Polesine
  4. Badia Polesine
  5. Bagnolo di Po
  6. Bergantino
  7. Bosaro
  8. Calto
  9. Canaro
  10. Canda
  11. Castelguglielmo
  12. Castelmassa
  13. Castelnovo Bariano
  14. Ceneselli
  15. Ceregnano
  16. Corbola
  17. Costa di Rovigo
  18. Crespino
  19. Ficarolo
  20. Fiesso Umbertiano
  21. Frassinelle Polesine
  22. Fratta Polesine
  23. Gaiba
  24. Gavello
  25. Giacciano con Baruchella
  26. Guarda Veneta
  27. Lendinara
  28. Loreo
  29. Lusia
  30. Melara
  31. Occhiobello
  32. Papozze
  33. Pettorazza Grimani
  34. Pincara
  35. Polesella
  36. Pontecchio Polesine
  37. Porto Tolle
  38. Porto Viro
  39. Rosolina
  40. Rovigo
  41. Salara
  42. San Bellino
  43. San Martino di Venezze
  44. Stienta
  45. Taglio di Po
  46. Trecenta
  47. Villadose
  48. Villamarzana
  49. Villanova del Ghebbo
  50. Villanova Marchesana

Largest municipalities

The following shows the 10 comuni with the population,[2] and the area and altitude.[4]

No. Comune Population
(2016)		 Area
(km²)		 Density Altitude
(m)
1 Rovigo 51,867 108.81 476.7 7
2 Adria 19,746 113.39 174.1 4
3 Porto Viro 14,494 133.77 108.4 2
4 Occhiobello 11,979 32.33 370.5 8
5 Lendinara 11,873 55.06 215.6 9
6 Badia Polesine 10,509 44.53 236.0 11
7 Porto Tolle 9,826 256.88 38.3 1
8 Taglio di Po 8,356 78.68 106.2 0
9 Rosolina 6,483 74.69 86.8 1
10 Villadose 5,099 32.07 159.0 3

Gallery

  • Aerial view of Melara Italy.jpg

    Aerial view of Melara (with Po river).

  • The Adige river near Badia Polesine.

  • Piazza Riconoscenza, Rovigo.

  • Adria, Piazza Garibaldi - panoramio.jpg

    Piazza Garibaldi, Adria.

Province Of Rovigo Media

  • Tra Po di Goro e Po di Gnocca - panoramio.jpg

    Countryside between Po di Goro and Po di Gnocca

  • Laguna di Caleri jpeg.jpg

    HDR di tre scatti effettuato sulla laguna di Porto Caleri.

  • Map of province of Rovigo (region Veneto, Italy).svg

    Map of the province of Rovigo

  • Piazza vittorio emanuele rovigo.jpg

    Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II in Rovigo, a city in Venetia, Italy.

  • Casefiumeadria.JPG

    Caratteristiche palazzine che danno sul Canal Bianco, fiume che attraversa Adria (provincia di Rovigo, Veneto

  • Palazzo Municipale.(Porto Viro) 03.JPG

    Porto Viro, Palazzo Municipale, sede dell'attuale comune di Porto Viro e già del comune soppresso di Contarina..

  • Piazza risorgimento.JPG

    autore: groucho85 fonte:groucho85 descrizione:Piazza Risorgimento licenza d'uso: pubblico dominio note: foto fatta da me, groucho85, per wikipedia

  • Occhiobello panorama.JPG

    Occhiobello (Rovigo, Italy), San Lorenzo's church

  • Abbazia della Vangadizza (2) (Badia Polesine).jpg

    Badia Polesine: vista di quanto resta del complesso dell'abbazia della Vangadizza dal piazzale di via degli Estensi.

  • A13Italia1.JPG

    Autostrada A13 near Rovigo

References

  1. ↑ "Provincia di Rovigo" (in Italian). Tuttitalia.it. Retrieved 25 June 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Statistiche demografiche ISTAT" (in Italian). Demo.istat.it. Archived from the original on 26 June 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  3. ↑ "Bergantino, Italy". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  4. ↑ "Comuni in provincia di Rovigo per popolazione" (in Italian). Tuttitalia.it. Retrieved 26 June 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

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