Province of Crotone
Province of Crotone
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The provincial seat | |
Map highlighting the location of the province of Crotone in Italy | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Calabria |
| Capital(s) | Crotone |
| Comuni | 27 |
| Government | |
| • President | Sergio Ferrari |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,717 km2 (663 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January 2019) | |
• Total | 174,890 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | €2.733 billion (2015) |
| • Per capita | €15,660 (2015) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 88900; 888xx |
| Telephone prefix | 0962, 0984 |
| Vehicle registration | KR |
| ISTAT | 101 |
| Website | Official website |
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The province of Crotone (Italian: provincia di Crotone) is a province in the Calabria region of Italy. It was formed in 1992 out of a section of the province of Catanzaro. The provincial capital is the city of Crotone. It borders the provinces of Cosenza, Catanzaro, and also the Ionian Sea. It contains the mountain Pizzuta, the National Park of the Sila, Montagnella Park, and the Giglietto Valley. Crotone was founded in 710 BCE. It participated in the Second Punic War against the Roman Republic.
The province contains 27 comuni (sg.: comune), listed at comuni of the province of Crotone.