Provinces  of  Emilia  Romagna

​By Dion Protani
Latest update: 19 November 2023
The nine provinces of Emilia Romagna represent the different geographical areas of the region. Emilia Romagna is one of the 20 regions of Italy with each region then divided up into a number of provinces. Typically, the name of the province takes that of the largest city within it. However, in 2015 the system was altered slightly with a series of Metropolitan Cities being introduced. 

Therefore, the once Bologna Province became the Metropolitan City of Bologna while the remaining eight provinces kept their original names. Each province is split into a series of comuni (Italian plural) which represent the larger towns and villages. 
The Metropolitan City of Bologna is the largest province in Emilia Romagna by all three measures; it has the largest population with just over a million inhabitants, the largest territory with 3,702 km² and the highest number of comuni with 56. 

​Aside from Bologna, the remaining eight provinces of Emilia Romagna are named after the cities of Ferrara, Modena, Parma, Piacenza, Ravenna, Reggio Emilia and Rimini. The Forlì Cesena province is the exception as it takes its name from two cities. 
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Metropolitan  City  of  Bologna

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Imola, Metropolitan City of Bologna
Provincial capital: Bologna
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Population: 1,019,539

Size: 3,702 km²

Comunes: 56

Code: BO

Highlights: ​​Dozza, Imola​

Ferrara  Province

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Pomposa Abbey, Ferrara Province
Provincial capital: Ferrara
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Population: 341,967

Size: 2,635 km²

Comunes: 21

Code: FE

Highlights: ​​Castello Estense, Comacchio, Pomposa Abbey

Forli  Cesena  Province

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Rocca San Casciano, Forlì Cesena Province
Provincial capital: Forlì​
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Population: 393,556

Size: 2,378 km²

Comunes: 30

Code: FC

Highlights: ​​Cesena, Cesenatico, Rocca San Casciano, Terra del Sole

Modena  Provence

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Carpi, Modena Province
Provincial capital: Modena
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Population: 704,672

Size: 2,688 km²

Comunes: 48

Code: MO

Highlights: ​​Maranello. Fiumalbo, Carpi, Sassuolo, Ponte Olina

Parma  Province

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Compiano, Parma Province
Provincial capital: Parma
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Population: 453,604

Size: 3,447 km²

Comunes: 47

Code: PR

Highlights: ​​Fontanellato, Salsomaggiore Terme, Busseto, Fidenza ​

Piacenza  Province

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Castell'Arquato, Piacenza Province
Provincial capital: Piacenza
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Population: 284,075

Size: 2,585 km²

Comunes: 48

Code: PC

Highlights: ​​Castell'Arquato, Bobbio, Vigoleno, Grazzano Visconti​​

Ravenna  Province

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Basilica di Sant'Apollinare in Classe, Ravenna Province
Provincial capital: Ravenna
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Population: 386,309

Size: 1,859 km²

Comunes: 18

Code: RA

Highlights: ​​Brisighella, Faenza, Cervia​

Reggio  Emilia  Province

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Gualtieri, Reggio Emilia Province
Provincial capital: Reggio Emilia
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Population: 526,349

Size: 2,291 km²

Comunes: 42

Code: RE

Highlights: ​​Gualtieri

Rimini  Province

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San Leo, Rimini Province
Provincial capital: Rimini
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Population: 335,478

Size: 864 km²

Comunes: 25

Code: RN

Highlights: ​​Riccione, San Leo, Sant'Arcangelo di Romagna, Bellaria

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