Province of Teramo
The province of Teramo (Italian: provincia di Teramo) is a province in the Abruzzo region of Central Italy. Its capital is the city of Teramo, and the province borders the Adriatic Sea.
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 Coat of arms | |
 Map with the province of Teramo, in red, in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 42°39′31″N 13°42′09″E / 42.65861°N 13.70250°ECoordinates: 42°39′31″N 13°42′09″E / 42.65861°N 13.70250°E | |
| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Abruzzo |
| Capital | Teramo |
| Comuni | 47 |
| Government | |
| • President | Renzo Di Sabatino[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,954.38 km2 (754.59 sq mi) |
| Population (January 2017)[3] | |
| • Total | 309,859 |
| • Density | 158.5459/km2 (410.6321/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 64100 |
| Vehicle registration | TE |
| ISTAT | 067 |
| Website | Official website |
Geography
Teramo is in the northeast of Abruzzo and has an area of 1,954.38 km2 (755 sq mi), the third largest province in the region after the provinces of L'Aquila and Chieti.[2] The province is bordered to the east by the Adriatic Sea, to the north by the province of Ascoli Piceno (Marche region), to the northwest by the province of Rieti (Lazio region), to the southwest by the province of L'Aquila and to the south by the province of Pescara.
The main river in the province is the Vomano, 76 km (47 mi) long, that flows into the Adriatic Sea.
The highest mountain in the province (and in the Abruzzo region) is Corno Grande (42°28′10″N 13°33′56″E / 42.46944°N 13.56556°E), with an altitude of 2,912 m (9,554 ft).[4]
Population
There are 309,859 persons living in the province (January 2017),[3] for a population density of 158.5 inhabitants/km².
Evolution of the population
Municipalities
There are 47 municipalities (or comuni) in the province; they are:
- Alba Adriatica
- Ancarano
- Arsita
- Atri
- Basciano
- Bellante
- Bisenti
- Campli
- Canzano
- Castel Castagna
- Castellalto
- Castelli
- Castiglione Messer Raimondo
- Castilenti
- Cellino Attanasio
- Cermignano
- Civitella del Tronto
- Colledara
- Colonnella
- Controguerra
- Corropoli
- Cortino
- Crognaleto
- Fano Adriano
- Giulianova
- Isola del Gran Sasso d'Italia
- Martinsicuro
- Montefino
- Montorio al Vomano
- Morro d'Oro
- Mosciano Sant'Angelo
- Nereto
- Notaresco
- Penna Sant'Andrea
- Pietracamela
- Pineto
- Rocca Santa Maria
- Roseto degli Abruzzi
- Sant'Egidio alla Vibrata
- Sant'Omero
- Silvi
- Teramo
- Torano Nuovo
- Torricella Sicura
- Tortoreto
- Tossicia
- Valle Castellana
The largest comune is Teramo, with 152.84 km2 (59 sq mi) and the smallest is Nereto, with 7.01 km2 (3 sq mi). Two comuni have less than 300 inhabitantsː Fano Adriano with 288 inhabitants, and Pietracamela with 263 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teramo | 54,775 | 152.84 | 358.4 | 432 |
| 2 | Roseto degli Abruzzi | 25,602 | 53.27 | 480.6 | 5 |
| 3 | Giulianova | 23,980 | 28.00 | 856.4 | 68 |
| 4 | Martinsicuro | 16,083 | 14.66 | 1,097.1 | 2 |
| 5 | Silvi | 15,667 | 20.63 | 759.4 | 2 |
| 6 | Pineto | 15,016 | 38.11 | 394.0 | 4 |
| 7 | Alba Adriatica | 12,430 | 9.60 | 1,294.8 | 5 |
| 8 | Tortoreto | 11,622 | 22.97 | 506.0 | 239 |
| 9 | Atri | 10,720 | 92.18 | 116.3 | 444 |
| 10 | Sant'Egidio alla Vibrata | 9,760 | 18.36 | 531.6 | 237 |
From north to south, the province of Teramo has seven blue flag beaches on the Adriatric Seacoast, called the Seven Sisters; they are:
Gallery
Palazzo Castelli, Teramo.
Giulianova seaside.
Il Gran Sasso d'Italia.
Tortoreto seaside.
Province Of Teramo Media
Duomo di Teramo - facciata principale
Giulianova's renaissance dome
The town and fortress of Civitella del Tronto.
Prati di Tivo ski slopes
Foto panoramica dal molo Sud del porto di Giulianova
Vista di Tortoreto Lido dal centro storico
Abruzzo chamois in the Gran Sasso National Park
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Related pages
References
- ↑ "Il Presidente" (in Italian). Provincia di Teramo. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Provincia di Teramo" (in Italian). Tuttitalia.it. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Statistiche demografiche ISTAT" (in Italian). Demo.istat.it. Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Corno Grande, Italy". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
- ↑ "Comuni in provincia di Teramo per popolazione" (in Italian). Tuttitalia.it. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
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Other websites
- Province of Teramo official website (in Italian)