Province of La Spezia Facts for Kids

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Province

Country	Italy
Region	Liguria
Capital	La Spezia
Area
• Total	881 km² (340 sq mi)
Population
• Total	215,137
• Density	244/km² (630/sq mi)
Postal Code	19010-19018, 19020-19021, 19025, 19028, 19030-19032, 19034, 19038, 19100
Telephone prefix	0187
ISTAT	011
Vehicle registration	SP
No. of communes	32

The Province of La Spezia (Italian: Provincia della Spezia) is a province in the Liguria region of Italy. Its capital is the city of La Spezia.

It has an area of 881 square kilometres (340 sq mi) and, As of 2017^[update], a total population of 220,225 inhabitants. There are 32 communes in the province (source: Italian institute of statistics Istat

In the province of La Spezia are the Cinque Terre, Portovenere and the Islands (Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto), a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Also more in this area are the villages of Brugnato, Montemarcello, Tellaro and Varese Ligure, which were included in the list of the most beautiful villages in Italy. In addition, the Province of La Spezia is one of the institutions awarded with the Gold Medal for Military Valour for the sacrifices of its people and its activities in the partisan struggle during the Second World War.

Main municipalities
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Main municipalities

Map of the province.

Ranking	Municipality	Population
1	La Spezia	93,515
2	Sarzana	21,976
3	Arcola	10,607
4	Lerici	10,228
5	Santo Stefano di Magra	9,360
6	Castelnuovo Magra	8,415
7	Luni	8,277
8	Bolano	7,813
9	Vezzano Ligure	7,356
10	Follo	6,337

Transportation

Railways

The Province of La Spezia is very well connected to the whole Italian territory by the Italian Railways. Two main lines cross the territory: the "Tirrenica" line linking the province to Genoa and Rome, and the "Pontremolese" line that goes in the direction of Parma. There are regular trains that connect the province with the main Italian cities, including: Milan, Turin, Florence, Pisa, Palermo, Reggio Calabria, Naples, Savona and Ventimiglia.

Airports

In the province there is the airport of Luni, which is used only by general aviation. The nearest airports with international and intercontinental connections are: Pisa airport, the airport of Genoa, and Milan Malpensa airport.

Motorways

There are two motorways that cross the territory. The A12 motorway which connects the province with Genoa and Livorno, and the A15 motorway, which connects La Spezia to Parma.