Province of Barletta-Andria-Trani

The Province of Barletta-Andria-Trani () is a province in the Apulia region of Southern Italy. The capital is shared by three cities: Barletta, Andria and Trani. The province borders the Adriatic Sea.

History
It was created from 10 municipalities (comuni), which were formerly in the provinces of Bari (7 municipalities) and Foggia (3 municipalities), taking its name from the three cities which share the new administrative functions of the province.

Geography

The province of Barletta-Andria-Trani is in the central part of Apulia and has an area of .

The province borders to the northwest by the province of Foggia, to the north and northeast by the Adriatic Sea, to the east with the Metropolitan City of Bari, to the south by province of Potenza (Basilicata region).

The main river of the province, and of the Apulia region, is the Ofanto river, that flows into the Adriatic Sea between Margherita di Savoia and Barletta.

The highest point in the province is Monte Caccia,  high; it is in the Altopiano delle Murge, a karstic plateau of rectangular shape in southern Italy.

Population
, there are 393,534 persons (194402 males and 199,132 females) living in the province, for a population density of  inhabitants/km².

Administration
The province has 10 comuni.

 Comune  Population  Area(km²)  Altitude(m)Andria 100,440 402.89 151Barletta 94,814 149.35 15Bisceglie 55,422 69.25 16Canosa di Puglia 30,294 150.93 105Margherita di Savoia 11,974 35.70 1Minervino Murge 9,032 257.41 429San Ferdinando di Puglia 13,987 41.23 68Spinazzola 6,621 184.01 435Trani 56,217 103.41 7Trinitapoli 14,217 148.77 5

References

Other websites

 Official website 
 Barletta city web site  
 Andria city web site 
 Trani city web site