Province of Piacenza
Province of Piacenza
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The provincial seat in 1981 | |
Map highlighting the location of the province of Piacenza in Italy | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Emilia-Romagna |
| Capital(s) | Piacenza |
| Comuni | 48 |
| Government | |
| • President | Patrizia Barbieri |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,585.86 km2 (998.41 sq mi) |
| Population (30 June 2016) | |
• Total | 286,572 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | €8.929 billion (2015) |
| • Per capita | €31,056 (2015) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 29010, 29020, 29100 |
| Telephone prefix | 0523 |
| ISO 3166 code | IT-PC |
| Vehicle registration | PC |
| ISTAT | 033 |
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The province of Piacenza (Italian: provincia di Piacenza) is a province in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. Its provincial capital is the city Piacenza. As of 2016, it has a total population of 286,572 inhabitants over an area of 2,585.86 square kilometres (998.41 sq mi), giving it a population density of 111.38 inhabitants per square kilometre. The city Piacenza has a population of 102,269, as of 2015. The provincial president is Patrizia Barbieri and it contains 48 comuni (sg.: comune). The province dates back to its founding by the Romans in 218 BCE.