Province of Rieti

Province of Rieti
Province


Map highlighting the location of the province of Rieti in Italy
Country  Italy
Region Lazio
Capital(s) Rieti
Comuni 73
Government
 • President Giuseppe Rinaldi
Area
 • Total 2,749 km2 (1,061 sq mi)
Population (2013)
 • Total 159,670
 • Density 58/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 02010-02016, 02018-02026, 02030-02035, 02037-02044, 02046-02048, 02949
Telephone prefix 0744, 0746, 0765
Vehicle registration RI
ISTAT 57

The Province of Rieti (Italian: Provincia di Rieti) is a province in the Lazio region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Rieti. Established in 1927, it has an area of 2,749 square kilometres (1,061 sq mi) with a total population of 159,670 people as of 2013.[1] There are 73 comuni in the province.

Geography

Located in the northeast of the Lazio region in the heart of Italy, it is bordered to the west, along the Tiber, with the Province of Viterbo and the Province of Rome, to the north by the Umbrian provinces of Perugia and Terni, and to the east by Province of Ascoli Piceno in the Marche region, and with the provinces of L'Aquila and Teramo in the Abruzzo region. The territory is mostly mountainous with the Monti della Duchessa and the Monti del Cicolano ranges in the south with Monte Nuria and Monte Giano, the Monti Reatini range with Monte Terminillo (2217 m) in the north in part of the Abruzzese Apennines,[2] and Monti della Laga (2458 m) to the east on the border with Abruzzo. Of particular importance are the two artificial lakes in the Valle del Salto: Lago del Salto and Lago del Turano, which were both created during the Fascist period. Lago del Salto, also known as Del Salto Lake is the largest in the Lazio region and is situated at an altitude of 1,755 metres (5,758 ft).[3]

There are several protected areas in the province. To the south lies the Parco regionale naturale dei Monti Lucretili,[4] to the southeast the Riserva regionale Montagne della Duchessa, and a small part of the Parco regionale naturale del Sirente - Velino. Between the two areas is the Riserva naturale Monte Navegna e Monte Cervia (between the lakes of Salto and Turano. In the east, in the Monti della Laga range is the Parco Nazionale del Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga. Also of note is the Riserva parziale naturale dei Laghi Lungo e Ripasottile on the Rieti plain, and the Riserva naturale di Nazzano, Tevere-Farfa to the west. Riserva parziale naturale dei Laghi Lungo e Ripasottile contains the lakes of Lungo and Ripasottile, which support a diversity of wildlife, particularly birds such as herons and little grebes.[3] There are numerous natural oases, castles, fortresses and Franciscan sanctuaries dotted about Rieti Province.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Statistiche demografiche". Istituto Nazionale di Statistica. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  2. ↑ Fields, Nic (1 January 2012). Early Roman Warrior 753-321 BC. Osprey Publishing. p. 14. ISBN 978-1-84908-833-6.
  3. 1 2 3 "Rieti". Italia.it. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  4. ↑ Worboys, Graeme; Francis, Wendy L.; Lockwood, Michael (January 2010). Connectivity Conservation Management: A Global Guide (with Particular Reference to Mountain Connectivity Conservation). Earthscan. p. 281. ISBN 978-1-84407-603-1.

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Coordinates: 42°24′30″N 12°51′36″E / 42.40833°N 12.86000°E / 42.40833; 12.86000

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