Province of Siena

Province of Siena
Province
Palazzo Reale in Siena, the provincial seat.
Coat of arms
Map highlighting the location of the province of Siena in Italy
Country	Italy
Region	Tuscany
Capital(s)	Siena
Comuni	35
Government
• President	Silvio Franceschelli (PD)
Area
• Total	3,821 km2 (1,475 sq mi)
Population  (30 June 2016)
• Total	268,660
• Density	70/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	53010-53015, 53017-53025, 53027, 53030-53031, 53034-53037, 53040-53043, 53045, 53047-53049, 53100
Telephone prefix	0577, 0578
Vehicle registration	SI
ISTAT	052

The Province of Siena (Italian: Provincia di Siena) is a province in the Tuscany region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Siena.

Geography

The province is divided into seven historical areas:

• Alta Val d'Elsa
• Chianti senese
• The urban area of (Monteriggioni and Siena)
• Val di Merse
• Crete senesi Val d'Arbia
• Val di Chiana senese
• Val d'Orcia and Amiata

The area is a hilly one: in the north is Colline del Chianti; Monte Amiata is the highest point at 1,738 metres (5,702 ft); and in the south is Monte Cetona. To the west are the Colline Metallifere (“Metalliferous Hills”), whilst the Val di Chiana lies to east.

Historically, the province corresponds to the northeastern portion of the former Republic of Siena.

The chief occupations are agricultural (wheat, grapes and fruit) and silk culture. The wine known as Chianti is produced here as well as in other parts of Tuscany: the Chianti Colli Senesi, however, is limited to this province.

Apart from the city of Siena the principal towns are Poggibonsi, Colle di Val d'Elsa, Montepulciano, Chiusi, and San Gimignano.

Val d'Orcia with Monte Amiata, view to the west from La Foce

Comuni

There are 35 comuni (singular: comune) in the province [1].

The main comuni by population, As of 2015, are:

Comune	Population
Siena	53,893
Poggibonsi	29,634
Colle di Val d'Elsa	21,314
Montepulciano	13,883
Sinalunga	12,482
Chiusi	8,826

This is the complete list of comuni in the province of Siena:

• Abbadia San Salvatore
• Asciano
• Buonconvento
• Casole d'Elsa
• Castellina in Chianti
• Castelnuovo Berardenga
• Castiglione d'Orcia
• Cetona
• Chianciano Terme
• Chiusdino
• Chiusi
• Colle di Val d'Elsa
• Gaiole in Chianti
• Montalcino
• Montepulciano
• Monteriggioni
• Monteroni d'Arbia
• Monticiano
• Murlo
• Piancastagnaio
• Pienza
• Poggibonsi
• Radda in Chianti
• Radicofani
• Radicondoli
• Rapolano Terme
• San Casciano dei Bagni
• San Gimignano
• San Quirico d'Orcia
• Sarteano
• Siena
• Sinalunga
• Sovicille
• Torrita di Siena
• Trequanda

Government

List of Presidents of the Province of Siena

	President	Term start	Term end	Party
	Giordano Chechi	12 July 1985	15 July 1990	PCI
	Alessandro Starnini	18 July 1990	24 April 1995	PDS
		24 April 1995	14 June 1999
	Fabio Ceccherini	14 June 1999	14 June 2004	DS PD
		14 June 2004	8 June 2009
	Simone Bezzini	8 June 2009	12 October 2014	PD
	Fabrizio Nepi	12 October 2014	31 October 2018	PD
	Silvio Franceschelli	31 October 2018	Incumbent	PD

External links

• Official website (in Italian)