Province of Siena

Province of Siena
Province
Palazzo Reale in Siena, the provincial seat.
Coat of arms
Map highlighting the location of the province of Siena in Italy
Country	Italy
Region	Tuscany
Capital(s)	Siena
Comuni	35
Government
• President	Silvio Franceschelli (PD)
Area
• Total	3,821 km2 (1,475 sq mi)
Population  (30 June 2016)
• Total	268,660
• Density	70/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	53010-53015, 53017-53025, 53027, 53030-53031, 53034-53037, 53040-53043, 53045, 53047-53049, 53100
Telephone prefix	0577, 0578
Vehicle registration	SI
ISTAT	052

The province of Siena (Italian: provincia di Siena) is a province in the Tuscany region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Siena.

Geography[]

The province is divided into seven historical areas:

• The urban area of (Monteriggioni and Siena)
• Val di Merse
• Crete senesi Val d'Arbia
• Val d'Orcia and Amiata

The area is a hilly one: in the north is Colline del Chianti; Monte Amiata is the highest point at 1,738 metres (5,702 ft); and in the south is Monte Cetona. To the west are the Colline Metallifere (“Metalliferous Hills”), whilst the Val di Chiana lies to east.

Historically, the province corresponds to the northeastern portion of the former Republic of Siena.

The chief occupations are agricultural (wheat, grapes and fruit) and silk culture. The wine known as Chianti is produced here as well as in other parts of Tuscany: the , however, is limited to this province.

Apart from the city of Siena the principal towns are Poggibonsi, Colle di Val d'Elsa, Montepulciano, Chiusi, and San Gimignano.

Val d'Orcia with Monte Amiata, view to the west from La Foce

Comuni[]

There are 35 comuni (singular: comune) in the province [1].

The main comuni by population, As of 2015, are:

This is the complete list of comuni in the province of Siena:

Government[]

List of presidents of the province of Siena[]

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Province of Siena.

• Official website (in Italian)

Coordinates: 43°20′N 11°20′E / 43.333°N 11.333°E / 43.333; 11.333