Province of Teramo

The **province of Teramo** () is a province in the Abruzzo region of Central Italy. Its capital is the city of Teramo, and the province borders the Adriatic Sea.

## Geography

Teramo is in the northeast of Abruzzo and has an area of , the third largest province in the region after the provinces of L'Aquila and Chieti. The province is bordered to the east by the Adriatic Sea, to the north by the province of Ascoli Piceno (Marche region), to the northwest by the province of Rieti (Lazio region), to the southwest by the province of L'Aquila and to the south by the province of Pescara.

The main river in the province is the Vomano,  long, that flows into the Adriatic Sea.

The highest mountain in the province (and in the Abruzzo region) is Corno Grande (), with an altitude of .

## Population

There are 309,859 persons living in the province (January 2017), for a population density of  inhabitants/km².

**Evolution of the population**

## Municipalities

There are 47 municipalities (or _comuni_) in the province; they are:

1. Alba Adriatica
1. Ancarano
1. Arsita
1. Atri
1. Basciano
1. Bellante
1. Bisenti
1. Campli
1. Canzano
1. Castel Castagna
1. Castellalto
1. Castelli
1. Castiglione Messer Raimondo
1. Castilenti
1. Cellino Attanasio
1. Cermignano
1. Civitella del Tronto
1. Colledara
1. Colonnella
1. Controguerra
1. Corropoli
1. Cortino
1. Crognaleto
1. Fano Adriano
1. Giulianova
1. Isola del Gran Sasso d'Italia
1. Martinsicuro
1. Montefino
1. Montorio al Vomano
1. Morro d'Oro
1. Mosciano Sant'Angelo
1. Nereto
1. Notaresco
1. Penna Sant'Andrea
1. Pietracamela
1. Pineto
1. Rocca Santa Maria
1. Roseto degli Abruzzi
1. Sant'Egidio alla Vibrata
1. Sant'Omero
1. Silvi
1. Teramo
1. Torano Nuovo
1. Torricella Sicura
1. Tortoreto
1. Tossicia
1. Valle Castellana

The largest _comune_ is Teramo, with  and the smallest is Nereto, with . Two _comuni_ have less than 300 inhabitantsː Fano Adriano with 288 inhabitants, and Pietracamela with 263 inhabitants.

### Main _comuni_

The following table shows the 10 _comuni_ with more inhabitants with their population, and their area and altitude.

|No.|_Comune_|Population <small>(2017)</small> !! Area <small>(km²)</small> !! Density !! Altitude <small>(m)</small>||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1|Teramo||152.84||432|
|2|Roseto degli Abruzzi||53.27||5|
|3|Giulianova||28.00||68|
|4|Martinsicuro||14.66||2|
|5|Silvi||20.63||2|
|6|Pineto||38.11||4|
|7|Alba Adriatica||9.60||5|
|8|Tortoreto||22.97||239|
|9|Atri||92.18||444|
|10|Sant'Egidio alla Vibrata||18.36||237|

From north to south, the province of Teramo has seven blue flag beaches on the Adriatric Seacoast, called the _Seven Sisters_; they are:
- Martinsicuro
- Alba Adriatica
- Tortoreto
- Giulianova
- Roseto degli Abruzzi
- Pineto
- Silvi

## Related pages

- List of comuni of the Province of Teramo

## Other websites

- Province of Teramo official website

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Province of Teramo
- **native name lang**: it
- **settlement type**: Provinces of Italy, Province
- **image skyline**: Teramo - Duomo 04.jpg
- **image alt**: Cathedral of Teramo
- **image caption**: _Duomo_ (cathedral) of Teramo.
- **image shield**: Provincia di Teramo-Stemma.svg
- **shield alt**: Coat of arms of Teramo
- **image map**: Teramo in Italy.svg
- **map alt**: Map with the province of Teramo in Italy
- **map caption**: Map with the province of Teramo, in red, in Italy
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **subdivision type1**: Regions of Italy, Region
- **subdivision name1**: Abruzzo
- **seat type**: Capital
- **seat**: Teramo
- **parts type**: Comune, Comuni
- **parts style**: para
- **p1**: 47
- **leader title**: President
- **leader name**: Renzo Di Sabatino
- **unit pref**: Metric
- **area total km2**: 1954.38
- **population total**: 309859
- **population as of**: January 2017
- **population density km2**: auto
- **timezone1**: Central European Time, CET
- **utc offset1**: +1
- **timezone1 dst**: Central European Summer Time, CEST
- **utc offset1 dst**: +2
- **postal code type**: Postal code
- **postal code**: 64100
- **area code type**: Telephone prefix
- **area code**: 0861
- **registration plate**: Italian car number plates, TE
- **blank name sec1**: Istituto Nazionale di Statistica, ISTAT
- **blank info sec1**: 067
- **website**: [http://www.provincia.teramo.it/ Official website]