Province of Ravenna

The province of Ravenna () is a province in the Emilia-Romagna region in Northeast Italy, on the Adriatic Sea. Its capital is the city of Ravenna.

History
The province was created in 1859.

Geography
The province of Ravenna is in the eastern part of the Emilia-Romagna region along the Adriatic Sea.

It has an area of . The provincial capital, the city of Ravenna, is at about  from the Adriatic Sea and at about  southeast of Bologna, the capital of the region.

The province borders the province of Ferrara to the north, the Metropolitan City of Bologna to the west, the province of Florence in Tuscany to the southwest and the province of Forlì-Cesena to the south.

The highest point in the province is Monte Macchia dei Cani (); it is  high.

The main rivers in the province are:
 Reno - 211 km
 Lamone - 90 km
 Senio - 92 km
 Uniti - 12 km
 Montone - 140 km
 Bidente-Ronco - 135 km
 Bevano - 33 km
 Savio - 126 km

Climate
The area in Punta Marina Terme (part of the Ravenna Commune on the coast), at an altitude of about , is characterized by a climate with relatively high temperatures and precipitation throughout the year. The Köppen climate classification type for the climate at Punta Marina Terme is a "Humid Subtropical Climate" and of the subtype "Cfa".

The average amount of precipitation for the year in Punta Marina Terme is . The month with the most precipitation on average is November with  of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation on average is February with an average of . There is an average of 71.0 days of precipitation, with the most precipitation days in November with 7.4 days and the least precipitation days in July with 4.4 days.

The average temperature for the year in Punta Marina Terme is . The warmest month, on average, is July with an average temperature of . The coolest month on average is January, with an average temperature of .

Population
There are 391,414 persons living in the province (January 2017), for a population density of  inhabitants/km².

Evolution of the population in the province

Administration
The following table shows the 18 comuni with the population, and the area and altitude.

 No.   Comune  Population(2017)  Area(km²)  Density  Altitude 1.  Alfonsine    106.79    6 2.  Bagnacavallo    79.58    11 3.  Bagnara di Romagna    9.96    22 4.  Brisighella    194.33    115 5.  Casola Valsenio    84.42    195 6.  Castel Bolognese    32.37    42 7.  Cervia    82.27    5 8.  Conselice    60.20    6 9.  Cotignola    35.14    19 10.  Faenza    215.76    35 11.  Fusignano    24.55    9 12.  Lugo    117.06    12 13.  Massa Lombarda    37.25    13 14.  Ravenna    653.82    4 15.  Riolo Terme    44.26    98 16.  Russi    46.26    13 17.  Sant'Agata sul Santerno    9.37    14 18.  Solarolo    26.04    25

References

Other websites

 Provincia di Ravenna homepage 
 Ravenna Intorno (Tourism website) 

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