Acquaviva

The ***Province of Acquaviva*** (Italian: ***Provincia di Acquaviva***) is a small province in the Capital region of central San Marino. Its capital city is the City of Acquaviva.

## Geography

It has 2,145 inhabitants (May 2018) in an area of 4.86 km². It borders the provinces Borgo Maggiore and San Marino counties San Leo and Verucchio.

In its territory there are two significant sites for San Marino. The first, the rock of Baldasserona, is considered the location of the Titan where he stopped for the first time Saint Marino. In the rock which is in fact a large fissure, is considered the first refuge of the founder of San Marino. In fact, for San Marino, it is precisely at this point that began their history. Another place that has marked the history of San Marino is Mount Cerreto. At the foot of the hill, was the information with which the Saint baptized the first Christians of the Titano community, and hence the name of "Acquaviva". Finally, historical documents attest that "the Cerreto Castello di Monte", identified with Acquaviva, in 885 was issued the "Placito Feretrano", the oldest document of the Republic of San Marino.

## Economy

The province, as of 8 March 2022, has 324 companies, 100 of these are business, 72 are manufacturing and 66 are the commercial field.

## Government

The government of the Province of Acquaviva consist of three divided departments: the executive consisting of the **governor of Acquaviva** and their cabinet along elected constitutional officers; the legislative consisting of the **Acquaviva Legislature**, which includes the Assembly and the Senate; and the judicial consisting of the **Supreme Court of Acquaviva** and lower courts.

The governor is the chief magistrate of Acquaviva, the head of the executive department of the province's government, and the commander-in-chief of the province's military forces.

The Acquaviva Legislature is a bicameral body divided into an Assembly and Senate. Members of the Assembly serve two years, and members of the Senate serve four years. Both houses of the Acquaviva Legislature was impacted by term limits starting in 2010, as senators and assemblymen/women will be limited to a maximum of twelve years in each house (by appointment or election which is a lifetime limit) – a provision of the constitution which was recently upheld by the Supreme Court of Acquaviva in a unanimous decision. Each session of the legislature meets for a constitutionally mandated 120 days in every odd-numbered year, or longer if the governor calls a special session.

The Supreme Court of Acquaviva is the provincial supreme court and the head of the Acquaviva Judiciary. Original jurisdiction is divided between the district courts (with general jurisdiction), and justice courts and municipal courts (both of limited jurisdiction). Appeals from District Courts are made directly to the Acquaviva Supreme Court, which under a deflective model of jurisdiction, has the discretion to send cases to the Court of Appeals for final resolution.

## Cities

Acquaviva has three cities with the City of Acquaviva as its provincial capital.

* City of Acquaviva (Provincial Capital)
* Gualdicciolo
* La Serra

## National Guard

As part of the Reserves for the Sammarinese Armed Forces, Acquaviva National Guard partakes on humanitary aid and police assistance within the province.

### Army National Guard

The only unit in the Acquaviva Army National Guard (AQ-ARNG) is the **110th Army Infantry Division**. The 110th Infantry Division consist of 250 enlisted commandos in reserves and utilizes at least one FMTV medium troop transport truck.

### Air National Guard

Acquaviva Air National Guard (AQ-ANG) partakes in reconnaissance, surveillance, and sometimes aerial photography and mapping. The unit that consist in the AQ-ANG is the **200th Reconnaissance Squadron**. The 200th Reconnaissance Squadron operates five Kawasaki RC-2 transport reconnaissance aircraft.