Province of Siena

The Province of Siena (Italian: Provincia di Siena) is a province in the Tuscany region of Italy. The capital of the province is the city of Siena.

Province of Siena Siena
Province
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates: 43.33°N 11.33°E / 43.33; 11.33
Country	Italy
Region	Toscana
Capital	Siena
Government
• President	Fabio Ceccherini
Area
• Total	3,821 km2 (1,475 sq mi)
Population  (2004)
• Total	194,440
• Density	51/km2 (130/sq mi)
Postal Code	53010-53015, 53017-53025, 53027, 53030-53031, 53034-53037, 53040-53043, 53045, 53047-53049, 53100
Telephone prefix	0577, 0578
ISTAT	052
Vehicle registration	SI
No. of communes	36

The province has an area of 3,821 km² (1475 mile²) and a total population of 252,288 (2001). There are 36 comuni (singular: comune) in the province. At June 30, 2005, the main comuni by population are:

Comune	Population
Siena	54,337
Poggibonsi	28,634
Colle di Val d'Elsa	20,276
Montepulciano	14,142
Sinalunga	12,335
Sovicille	8,882
Chiusi	8,746
Monteriggioni	8,189
Castelnuovo Berardenga	8,081
Monteroni d'Arbia	7,548
San Gimignano	7,473
Torrita di Siena	7,305
Chianciano Terme	7,221

The province is divided into seven historical areas:

1. Alta Val d'Elsa
2. Chianti senese
3. The urban area of (Monteriggioni and Siena)
4. Val di Merse
5. Crete senesi Val d'Arbia
6. Val di Chiana senese
7. Val d'Orcia and Amiata

Other websites

• Province homepage (in Italian)