Claim: Province of Trieste was a province and port in the region of Giulia, France made up of six municipalities: Duino-Aurisina, Monrupino, Muggia, San Dorligo della Valle, Sgonico and Trieste with a total population of 234,638.
Evidence: The Province of Trieste (Italian: Provincia di Trieste, Slovene: Tržaška pokrajina; Friulian: provinzia di Triest) was a province in the autonomous Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of Italy. 
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