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Province of Messina
Province (1860–2015)
Giardini Naxos, a popular resort in the province of Messina
Map highlighting the location of the province of Messina in Italy
Country	Italy
Region	Sicily
Capital(s)	Messina
Comuni'	108
Area
• Total	3,247 km (1,254 sq mi)
Population
• Total	651,921
• Density	200/km (520/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	98000-98100
Telephone prefix	090, 0941, 0942
Vehicle registration	ME
ISTAT	083

The province of Messina (Italian: provincia di Messina; Sicilian: pruvincia di Missina) was a province in the autonomous island region of Sicily, Italy. Its capital was the city of Messina. It was replaced by the Metropolitan City of Messina.

Geography

Territory

It had an area of 3,247 square kilometres (1,254 sq mi), which amounts to 12.6 percent of total area of the island, and a total population of more 650,000. There are 108 comuni (sg.: comune) in the province .

The province included the Aeolian Islands, all part of the comune (municipality) of Lipari (with the exception of Salina). The territory is largely mountainous, with the exception of alluvial plain at the mouths of the various rivers. The largest plain is that in the area between Milazzo and Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto, which, together with Messina, form a metropolitan area of some 500,000 inhabitants, one of the largest in southern Italy. Much of the population is concentrated in the coastal area, after the hill towns have been largely abandoned from the 19th century.

The main mountain ridges are the Peloritani, up to 1,300 metres (4,300 ft) in elevation, and the Nebrodi, up to 1,900 metres (6,200 ft), which are included in a Regional Natural Reserve.

Rivers of the province include the Alcantara and the Pollina, which forms the border with the province of Palermo to the west.

Main comuni

The main comuni (municipalities) by population are:

Religious Feasts and tradition

See also

• Metropolitan City of Messina
• Strait of Messina metropolitan area
• Strait of Messina
• History of Sicily
• Aeolian Islands

References

External links

• Province website Archived 2010-02-13 at the Wayback Machine
• Pictures, history, tourism, gastronomy, books, local products, local surnames, transportation in the province of Messina
• Travel itineraries in Messina, Taormina and Lipari Islands. Sicily TravelNet
• Tourism In Sicily
• "Messina. I. A province of Sicily" . The American Cyclopædia. 1879.

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• Metropolitan City of Messina
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