Province of Rimini facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Province of Rimini
Province
Palazzo Garampi, Rimini
Map with the province of Rimini, in red, in Italy
Country	Italy
Region	Emilia-Romagna
Province	1992
Capital	Rimini
Comuni	25
Area
• Total	864.88 km2 (333.93 sq mi)
Population  (January 2017)
• Total	336,786
• Density	389.4020/km2 (1,008.547/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	47811-47814, 47821-47828, 47831-47838, 47841-47843, 47851-47855, 47900
Telephone prefix	0541
ISO 3166 code	IT-RN
Vehicle registration	RN
ISTAT	099
Website	Official website: http://www.provincia.rimini.it/

The Province of Rimini (Italian: Provincia di Rimini) is a province in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. Its largest town and capital is the city of Rimini.

The province of Rimini, with a long touristic tradition, is well known by the beach resorts of Rimini, Riccione, Bellaria-Igea Marina, Misano Adriatico and Cattolica, found over 30 km (19 mi) along the coast of the Adriatic Sea.

History

The province of Rimini was created in 1992 with parts of the former province of Forlì that changed its name to the present province of Forlì-Cesena.

After a referendum in 2006, the municipalities of Casteldelci, Maiolo, Novafeltria, Pennabilli, San Leo, Sant'Agata Feltria and Talamello were transferred from the Province of Pesaro and Urbino (Marche) to the Province of Rimini on 15 August 2009.

Geography

Map of the province of Rimini

The province of Rimini has an area of 864.88 km² (334 sq mi), the smallest province of the Emilia-Romagna. The territory of Rimini is divided into four zones:

1. The northwestern part of the province that is the final part of the Padan Plain or Po Valley, (Italian: Pianura Padana).
2. A narrow strip along the Adriatic Sea; here is the capital of the province, Rimini.
3. A region of small hills in most of the western and southern parts of the province.
4. The Apennines mountain range is found in the soutwest of the province.

The province is bordered to the north by the Forlì-Cesena province, to the south by the Marche (Pesaro and Urbino province) and the Republic of San Marino, to the west by Tuscany (Arezzo province). To the east is the Adriatic Sea.

		Forlì-Cesena province
	Tuscany region		Adriatic Sea
		Rimini (province)
		Marche and San Marino

The main river in the province is the Marecchia, that starts in the Arezzo province and ends in the Adriatic Sea near the city of Rimini after a course of 70 km (43 mi).

Population

There are 336,786 persons living in the province (January 2017), for a population density of 389.4 inhabitants/km². The communes with more inhabitants are Rimini (148,908 inhabitants) and Riccione (34,965 inhabitants). The commune with fewest people living in it is Casteldelci, with 405 inhabitants.

Administration

The following shows the 45 comuni with the population, and the area and altitude.

Gallery

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  Rimini

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  Riccione

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  Bellaria-Igea Marina

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  Cattolica

See also

In Spanish: Provincia de Rímini para niños