Province of Rieti facts for kids

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Province
Palazzo d'Oltre Velino, Rieti.
Map with the province of Rieti, in red, in Italy
Country	Italy
Region	Lazio
Capital	Rieti
Comuni	73
Area
• Total	2,750.52 km2 (1,061.98 sq mi)
Population  (January 2017)
• Total	157,429
• Density	57.23609/km2 (148.2408/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	02100 Rieti, 02010-02048
Telephone prefix	0744, 0746, 0765
Vehicle registration	RI
ISTAT	057
Website	Official website: http://www.provincia.rieti.it/

The Province of Rieti (Italian: Provincia di Rieti) is a province in the Lazio region of Central Italy. Its capital is the city of Rieti.

History

The province of Rieti was created in January of 1927 with parts of the provinces of Rome and L'Aquila.

Geography

Map of the province of Rieti

The province of Rieti has an area of 2,750.52 km² (1,061.98 sq mi), the second smallest province of the Lazio region.

The province is in the northeast of the Lazio region. It borders to the west, along the Tiber river, with the Viterbo province and the Rome, to the north with the Umbria region (provinces of Perugia and Terni), and to the east by Province of Ascoli Piceno in the Marche region, and with the provinces of L'Aquila and Teramo in the Abruzzo region.

	Viterbo province	Umbria	Ascoli Piceno province (Marche) and Teramo province (Abruzzo)
	Rome		L'Aquila province
		Rieti (province)
	Rome	Rome	L'Aquila province

The territory of the province is mostly mountainous with the Monti Sabini and Monti Reatini to the north, on the border with the Umbria region; the Monti Terminillo and the Monti della Laga to the east; and the Monti del Cicolano and Monti della Duchessa to the southeast.

The highest mountain in the province is Monte Gorzano (42°37′6″N 13°23′44″E / 42.61833°N 13.39556°E / 42.61833; 13.39556 (Monte Gorzano)), in the Monti della Laga in the eastern part of the province along the border with the Teramo province, with an altitude of 2,458 m (8,064 ft).

The main rivers in the province are:

• Tiber;
• Velino, tributary of the Nera, 90 km long;
• Salto, tributary of the Velino, 55 km long;
• Turano, tributary of the Velino, 70 km long;
• Corno, tributary of the Nera, 56 km long.

There are several artificial lakes; the largest is the Lago del Salto with an area of 10 km² (3.9 sq mi).

Population

As of 1 January  2017 (2017 -01-01)^[update], there are 157,429 persons living in the province, for a population density of 57.2 inhabitants/km².

Evolution of the population in the province of Rieti

Administration

There are 73 municipalities (or comuni) in the province; they are:

The largest comune is Rieti, with 206.46 km² (79.71 sq mi) and the smallest is Frasso Sabino (4.39 km² [1.69 sq mi] ). The comune with fewest people living in it is Marcetelli with 89 inhabitants.

Main comuni

The following table shows the 10 comuni with more inhabitants with their population, and their area and altitude.

Gallery

Related pages

• List of communes of the Province of Rieti

See also

In Spanish: Provincia de Rieti para niños