Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria

Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria (Italian: città metropolitana di Reggio Calabria) is an area of local government at the level of metropolitan city in the Calabria region of Italy. It comprises the territory of the city of Reggio Calabria and 97 other comuni (sg.: comune) in the hinterland of the city. With more than 600,000 inhabitants, it is one of the main metropolitan areas. It replaced the province of Reggio Calabria in 2017.

Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria
Flag of Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria
Coat of arms of Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria
Location of the Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria
Location of the Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria
Country Italy
Region Calabria
Established1 January 2017
Capital(s)Reggio Calabria
Comuni97
Government
 • Metropolitan MayorGiuseppe Falcomatà
Area
 • Total3,183 km2 (1,229 sq mi)
Population
 (31-8-2014)
 • Total559,215
 • Density180/km2 (460/sq mi)
GDP
 • Total€9.901 billion (2015)
 • Per capita€17,778 (2015)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISTAT280[2]

Comprising the "toe" of the boot-shaped Italian Peninsula, the Aspromonte massif dominates the western part of the metropolitan city's territory: with its long coastline, it is a popular tourist destination during the summer.

History edit

The Metropolitan City was created by the reform of local authorities (Law 142/1990), and then established by the Law 56/2014.[3]

Government edit

The Metropolitan City is headed by the Metropolitan Mayor (sindaco metropolitano) and the Metropolitan Council (consiglio metropolitano).

List of Metropolitan Mayors of Reggio Calabria edit

  Metropolitan Mayor Term start Term end Party
1 Giuseppe Falcomatà 2 February 2017 Incumbent Democratic Party

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional Gross Domestic Product (Small regions TL3), OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Codici delle città metropolitane al 1° gennaio 2017". www.istat.it (in Italian). 23 December 2016.
  3. ^ OECD (2015-02-20). Governing the Metropolitan City of Venice. OECD Publishing. ISBN 9789264223592.

External links edit

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