Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria
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Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria | |
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 Location of the Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria | |
| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Calabria |
| Established | 1 January 2017 |
| Capital(s) | Reggio di Calabria |
| Comuni | 97 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Giuseppe Falcomatà |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,183 km2 (1,229 sq mi) |
| Population (31-8-2014) | |
| • Total | 559,215 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (460/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISTAT | 280[1] |
The Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria (Italian: Città Metropolitana di Reggio Calabria) is a future metropolitan city in the Calabria region of southern Italy. Its capital, Reggio di Calabria, will replace the Province of Reggio Calabria.
History
The Metropolitan City was created by the reform of local authorities (Law 142/1990), and then established by the Law 56/2014.[2]
Administration
The Metropolitan City will be headed by the Metropolitan Mayor (Sindaco metropolitano) and the Metropolitan Council (Consiglio metropolitano).
References
- ^ "Codici delle città metropolitane al 1° gennaio 2017". www.istat.it (in Italian). 23 December 2016.
- ^ OECD (2015-02-20). Governing the Metropolitan City of Venice. OECD Publishing. ISBN 9789264223592.
External links
- Template:It icon Province of Reggio Calabria official website
- Template:It icon Città di Reggio Calabria official website
- Information on Southern Italy Naples, Italy, Consulate General of the United States. (Includes links to relevant official websites, Italian and American, including area governments, colleges and universities, cultural, travel and tourism sites related to the region.)
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