Province of Perugia

Province of Perugia
—  Province  —
Coat of arms
Map highlighting the location of the province of Perugia in Italy
Country	Italy
Region	Umbria
Capital(s)	Perugia
Comuni	59
Government
• President	Marco Vinicio Guasticchi (PD)
Area
• Total	6,334 km2 (2,446 sq mi)
Population (2008)
• Total	660,040
• Density	100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	06010-06089, 06100
Telephone prefix	075, 0578, 0742, 0743
Vehicle registration	PG
ISTAT	054

The Province of Perugia (Italian: Provincia di Perugia) is the larger of the two provinces in the Umbria region of Italy, comprising two-thirds of both the area and population of the region. Its capital is the city of Perugia. The province covered all of Umbria until 1927, when the province of Terni was carved out of its southern third. The province of Perugia has an area of 6,334 km², and a total population of 606,413 (2001). There are 59 comunes (Italian: comuni) in the province.^[1]

Main cities

Map of the province of Perugia

The principal towns in the province, with a population over 20,000, are:

Coat of Arms	City	Population (ab)	Area (km2)
	Perugia	167.579	449 km2
	Foligno	57.917	263,7 km2
	Città di Castello	40.479	387 km2
	Spoleto	39.418	349 km2
	Gubbio	33.018	525 km2
	Assisi	27.942	186 km2
	Bastia Umbra	21.800	27,6 km2

See also

• Comuni of the Province of Perugia

Gallery

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  Perugia, Corso Vannucci.

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  The Orvieto Cathedral.

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  Gubbio.

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  Spoleto.

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  Assisi, Basilica of San Francesco.

References

External links

• Provincia di Perugia homepage (Italian)

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