Province of Rovigo

The **Province of Rovigo** () is a province in the Veneto region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Rovigo.

## Geography

The province of Rovigo has an area of  and is the most southern of the provinces of the Veneto region, and its territory is almost flat, without mountains. The highest point of the province is in the Bergantino _comune_, to the west of the province; it is only  high.

The province is rich in water, with the presence of the two longest rivers of Italy: the Po and the Adige rivers. Both flow from west to east and into the Adriatic Sea and most of the territory of the province is between these two rivers: the Adige in the north of the province and the Po in the south of it.

The province of Rovigo borders to the northwest with the Province of Verona. The Province of Padua and the Metropolitan City of Venice are to the north. The Province of Mantua (in the Lombardy region) is to the west. The Province of Ferrara (in the Emilia-Romagna region) is to the south. The Adriatic Sea is to the east.

## Population

, there are 240,540 persons living in the province, for a population density of  inhabitants/km².

**Evolution of the population in the Rovigo province**

## Municipalities

There are 50 municipalities (or _comuni_) in the province; they are:

1. Adria
1. Ariano nel Polesine
1. Arquà Polesine
1. Badia Polesine
1. Bagnolo di Po
1. Bergantino
1. Bosaro
1. Calto
1. Canaro
1. Canda
1. Castelguglielmo
1. Castelmassa
1. Castelnovo Bariano
1. Ceneselli
1. Ceregnano
1. Corbola
1. Costa di Rovigo
1. Crespino
1. Ficarolo
1. Fiesso Umbertiano
1. Frassinelle Polesine
1. Fratta Polesine
1. Gaiba
1. Gavello
1. Giacciano con Baruchella
1. Guarda Veneta
1. Lendinara
1. Loreo
1. Lusia
1. Melara
1. Occhiobello
1. Papozze
1. Pettorazza Grimani
1. Pincara
1. Polesella
1. Pontecchio Polesine
1. Porto Tolle
1. Porto Viro
1. Rosolina
1. Rovigo
1. Salara
1. San Bellino
1. San Martino di Venezze
1. Stienta
1. Taglio di Po
1. Trecenta
1. Villadose
1. Villamarzana
1. Villanova del Ghebbo
1. Villanova Marchesana

### Largest municipalities

The following shows the 10 _comuni_ with the population, and the area and altitude.

|No.|_Comune_|Population <small>(2016)</small> !! Area <small>(km²)</small> !! Density !! Altitude <small>(m)</small>||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1|Rovigo||108.81||7|
|2|Adria||113.39||4|
|3|Porto Viro||133.77||2|
|4|Occhiobello||32.33||8|
|5|Lendinara||55.06||9|
|6|Badia Polesine||44.53||11|
|7|Porto Tolle||256.88||1|
|8|Taglio di Po||78.68||0|
|9|Rosolina||74.69||1|
|10|Villadose||32.07||3|

## Other websites

- Provincia di Rovigo Official site

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Province of Rovigo
- **native name lang**: it
- **settlement type**: Provinces of Italy, Province
- **image skyline**: Fontana di Piazza Umberto Merlin, Rovigo.jpg
- **image caption**: _Umberto Merlin_ Town square, square, Rovigo
- **image flag**: Flag province rovigo.png
- **image shield**: Provincia di Rovigo-Stemma.svg
- **image map**: Rovigo in Italy.svg
- **map alt**: Map with the province of Rovigo in Italy
- **map caption**: Map with the province of Rovigo, in red, in Italy
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **subdivision name**: Italy
- **subdivision type1**: Regions of Italy, Region
- **subdivision name1**: Veneto
- **seat type**: Capital city, Capital
- **seat**: Rovigo
- **parts type**: _Comune, Comuni_
- **parts style**: para
- **p1**: 50
- **leader title**: President
- **leader name**: Marco Trombini
- **unit pref**: Metric
- **area total km2**: 1819.35
- **population total**: 240540
- **population as of**: 1 January 2016
- **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**: 45100, 45010-45039
- **area code type**: Telephone prefix
- **area code**: 0425, 0426
- **iso code**: IT-RO
- **registration plate**: Italian car number plates, RO
- **blank name sec1**: Istituto Nazionale di Statistica, ISTAT
- **blank info sec1**: 029
- **website**: [http://www.provincia.rovigo.it/ Official website]