Provinces  of  Calabria

​By Dion Protani
Latest update: 20 November 2023
The five provinces of Calabria cover the diverse areas of the region. Calabria is one of the 20 regions of Italy and within 18 of those regions, there are then a certain number of provinces. The provinces are typically named after the major city or town in their respective areas of the region. Then, within each province there are a larger number of comunes which are the towns and villages. 

Catanzaro Province is named after the capital city of Calabria but it's the Cosenza Province that covers the largest territory (6,710 km²), has the greatest number of comunes with 105, and also has the largest population with just over 700,000. 
Crotone Province and Vibo Valentia Province are named after their respective towns while the province of the most important city in the south of Calabria takes a different naming convention and is called the Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria province.
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Catanzaro  Province

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Soverato, Catanzaro Province
Provincial capital: Catanzaro

Population: 340,642

Size: 2,391 km²

Comunes: 80

Code: CZ

Highlights: ​Caminia, Soverato​, Copanello, Squillace, Taverna

Cosenza  Province

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Fiumefreddo Bruzio, Cosenza Province
Provincial capital: Cosenza

Population: 670,165

Size: 6,710 km²

Comunes: 150

Code: CS

Highlights: ​Altomonte, Diamante, Praia a Mare, Buonvicino

Crotone  Province

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Le Castella, Crotone Province
Provincial capital: Crotone

Population: 161,733

Size: 1,717 km²

Comunes: 27

Code: KR

Highlights: ​Le Castella, Capo Colonna, Santa Severina, ​Cirò Marina

Metropolitan  City  of  Reggio  Calabria

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Scilla, Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria
Provincial capital: Reggio Calabria

Population: 515,046

Size: 3,183 km²

Comunes: 97

Code: RC

Highlights: ​Scilla, Pentedattilo, Chianalea, Riace Bronzes, Palizzi

Vibo  Valentia  Province

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Briatico, Vibo Valentia Province
Provincial capital: Vibo Valentia

Population: 150,564

Size: 1,139 km²

Comunes: 50

Code: VV

Highlights: ​Tropea, Pizzo, Capo Vaticano, Briatico, Vibo Marina

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