Province of Ferrara

The province of Ferrara (Italian: provincia di Ferrara) is a province in the Emilia-Romagna region in Northeast Italy, on the Adriatic Sea. Its capital is the city of Ferrara.

Province of Ferrara
Province
Castello Estense, Ferrara
Flag Coat of arms
Map with the province of Ferrara, in red, in Italy
Coordinates: 44°50′42″N 11°37′58″E
Country	Italy
Region	Emilia-Romagna
Capital	Ferrara
Comuni	23
Government
• President	Tiziano Tagliani
Area
• Total	2,635.12 km2 (1,017.43 sq mi)
Population  (January 2017)
• Total	348,362
• Density	130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	44000-44124
Telephone prefix	0532, 0533
ISO 3166 code	IT-FE
Vehicle registration	FE
ISTAT	038
Website	Official website

Geography

The province of Ferrara is the most northerly province in the Emilia-Romagna region. It has an area of 2,635.12 km² (1,017 sq mi). The provincial capital, the city of Ferrara, is on a branch of the Po river and at about 50 km (31 mi) northeast of Bologna, the capital of the region.

The province is bordered to the north by the province of Rovigo in the Veneto region, to the northwest by the province of Mantua in Lombardy, to the west by the Modena and Bologna provinces, to the south by the province of Ravenna and to the east by the Adriatic Sea.

The province is completely flat, with an altitude that goes from 0 m to less than 100 m (328 ft) high in the west of the province, on the border with the Modena province. Most comuni have less of 10 m (33 ft) of average altitude; the comune with a higher average altitude is Sant'Agostino.

The main rivers in the province are the Po and the Reno. The Po forms the north border of the province with the province of Rovigo. In Ferrara, the river has three main branches: the Po di Volano, that flows through the city of Ferrara, the Po di Primaro and the Po di Goro.

The Reno river is the longest of the region without being a tributary of the Po.

The main lakes in the province are the Lago delle Nazioni ("Nation's Lake), an artificial lake, and the Lago del Quaternario.

Population

There are 348,362 persons living in the province (January 2017), for a population density of 132.2 inhabitants/km².

Evolution of the population in the province

Municipalities

The following shows the 23 comuni (municipalities) with the population, and the area and altitude.

No.	Comune	Population (2017)	Area (km²)	Density	Altitude
1	Argenta	21,641	311.67	69.4	4
2	Berra	4,785	68.64	69.7	2
3	Bondeno	14,440	174.76	82.6	11
4	Cento	35,582	64.74	549.6	15
5	Codigoro	11,852	170.01	69.7	3
6	Comacchio	22,369	284.13	78.7	0
7	Copparo	16,428	157,01	104.6	5
8	Ferrara	132,009	405.16	325.8	9
9	Fiscaglia	9,031	116.18	77.7	2
10	Formignana	2,731	22.43	121.8	3
11	Goro	3,761	33.18	113.4	1
12	Jolanda di Savoia	2,923	108.34	27.0	1
13	Lagosanto	4,874	34.44	141.5	0
14	Masi Torello	2,319	22.71	102.1	3
15	Mesola	6,852	84.31	81.3	1
16	Ostellato	6,129	173.34	35.4	2
17	Poggio Renatico	9,869	80.23	123.0	10
18	Portomaggiore	11,756	126.64	92.8	3
19	Ro	3,247	43.20	75.2	5
20	Terre del Reno	10,004	51.04	196.0	19
21	Tresigallo	4,434	20.62	215.0	1
22	Vigarano Mainarda	7,590	42.02	180.6	10
23	Voghiera	3,736	40.33	92.6	7