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Province of Florence

Provincia di Firenze
Province of Kingdom of Italy and Republic of Italy
1865–2014
Flag of Province of Florence
Flag
Coat of arms of Province of Florence
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Map highlighting the location of the province of Florence in Italy
CapitalFlorence
Area
  Coordinates43°46′17″N 11°15′15″E / 43.77139°N 11.25417°E / 43.77139; 11.25417
 
 2014
3,514 km2 (1,357 sq mi)
Population 
 2014
1,012,180
History 
 Established
1865
 Disestablished
31 December 2014
Today part ofMetropolitan City of Florence

The province of Florence (Italian: provincia di Firenze) was a province in the northeast of Tuscany region of Italy. The city or comune of Florence was both the capital of the province of Florence, and of the Region of Tuscany. It had an area of 3,514 square kilometres (1,357 mi2) and a population of 1,012,180 as of 31 December 2014.[1] The territory of the province was the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance.[2]

In 2015 the province was replaced by the Metropolitan City of Florence.

Geography

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The Province of Florence was bordered by the Province of Bologna in the north, the Province of Ravenna and Forlì-Cesena in the north-east, the provinces of Prato, Pistoia, Pisa and Lucca in the west; the Province of Siena in the south and the Province of Arezzo in the east and southeast.[3] Much of the province lied in the plain of the Arno river.

Government

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List of presidents

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See also

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References

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  1. "2014 Istat census".
  2. "Florence, Tuscany". ITALIA. Archived from the original on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  3. Domenico 2002, p. 314.
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