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The provinces of Italy (Italian: province d'Italia) are the second-level administrative divisions of the Italian Republic, on an intermediate level between a municipality and a region (regione). Since 2015, provinces have been classified as "institutional bodies of second level".
There are 110 provinces in Italy. [1] Each province is headed by a President assisted by a representative body, the Provincial Council, and an executive body, the Provincial Executive. The three main jobs of a province are: Local planning and zoning. Provision of local police and fire services.
Under the Constitution of Italy, each region is an autonomous entity with defined powers. With the exception of the Aosta Valley (since 1945) and Friuli-Venezia Giulia (2018–2020), each region is divided into a number of provinces.
Italy is divided into 20 regions, which are further subdivided into a total of 107 provinces with 8 metropolitan cities. Each province serves as a regional government situated below the national but above the municipal level.
There are currently 102 official provinces in Italy, a figure that doesn't include the four former provinces of Friuli Venezia Giulia that is now divided into 18 UTIs, or the region of Valle d'Aosta which doesn't have any provinces.
Geography of Italy. Bordering Countries: France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia, Vatican City and San Marino. Seas: Mediterranean Sea, Adriatic Sea, Ionian Sea, Tyrrhenian Sea, Ligurian Sea. Major Rivers: Po, Adige, Tiber, Adda, Oglio, Tanaro, Ticino, Arno, Piave, Reno, Sarca-Mincio, Volturno, Brenta, Secchia, Tagliamento, Dora Baltea.
The regions (states), provinces (counties/parishes), and comuni (municipalities) of Italy. Each region has its own special character…as well as characters. Some are influenced mostly by the sea.
Italy’s regions oversee smaller administrative divisions called provinces. Here’s a list of the provinces falling under each of the 20 regions. As of 2023, Italy’s territory is administratively divided into 110 provinces across its regions.
Alphabetical list of Italian Provinces. Population, abbreviations, communes, links, maps, official site.
The 110 provinces of Italy. For the purposes of local government, nineteen of Italy's twenty regions are further divided into a total of 109 provinces.