Province o Siena
The Province o Siena (Italian: Provincia di Siena) is a province in the Tuscany region o Italy. Its caipital is the ceety o Siena.
Province o Siena | |
|---|---|
 Map heichlichtin the location o the province o Siena in Italy | |
| Kintra |  Italy |
| Region | Toscana |
| Caipital(s) | Siena |
| Comuni | 36 |
| Govrenment | |
| • Preses | Simone Bezzini (PD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3821 km2 (1,475 sq mi) |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 194,440 |
| • Density | 51/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 53010-53015, 53017-53025, 53027, 53030-53031, 53034-53037, 53040-53043, 53045, 53047-53049, 53100 |
| Telephone prefix | 0577, 0578 |
| Vehicle registration | SI |
| ISTAT | 052 |
It haes an aurie o 3,821 km² (1475 mile²), an a total population o 252,288 (2001). There are 36 comuni (singular: comune) in the province[1] Archived 2007-08-07 at the Wayback Machine. At 30 Juin 2005, the main comuni bi 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 |
| Castel del Piano | 7,473 |
| Torrita di Siena | 7,305 |
| Chianciano Terme | 7,221 |
The province is dividit intae seiven historical auries:
- Alta Val d'Elsa
- Chianti senese
- The urban aurie o (Monteriggioni an Siena)
- Val di Merse
- Crete senesi Val d'Arbia
- Val di Chiana senese
- Val d'Orcia and Amiata
The aurie is a hilly ane: in the north is Monte del Chianti; Monte Amiata is the heichest point at 1738 m; an in the sooth is Monte Cetona. Tae the wast are the Colline Metallifere (“Metallic Hills”), whilst the Val di Chiana lees tae east.
Historically, the province corresponds tae the umwhile republic o Siena.
The chief occupations are agricultural (wheat, grapes an fruit) an silk cultur. The wine kent as Chianti is producit here as well as in ither pairts o Tuscany: the Chianti Colli Senesi, housomeivver, is limitit tae this province.
Apairt frae the ceety o Siena the principal touns are Poggibonsi, Colle di Val d'Elsa, Montepulciano, Chiusi, an San Gimignano.