Strait of Messina metropolitan area
Strait of Messina Metropolitan Area
Area Metropolitana dello Stretto di Messina | |
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Metropolitan Area | |
View of Strait of Messina, from the Sicilian coast | |
Strait of Messina from satellite | |
| Country | Italy |
| Regions | Sicily, Calabria |
| Largest city | Messina |
| Other Major Cities | Reggio Calabria Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto Milazzo |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,907.50 km2 (736.49 sq mi) |
| Population (November 2011) | |
• Total | 744,646 |
| • Density | 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Website | www www |
The Metropolitan Area of Strait of Messina (Area Metropolitana dello Stretto di Messina, in Italian), is the urban agglomeration around the Strait of Messina, and is one of the most populated and important areas of Southern Italy. It includes part of the Province of Messina, in Sicily, and part of the Province of Reggio Calabria, in Calabria.