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Province of Ancona

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Province of Ancona
Provincia di Ancona (Italian)
Province
The port of Ancona
The port of Ancona
Flag of Province of Ancona
Flag
Coat of arms of Province of Ancona
Coat of arms
Location of the province of Ancona in Italy
Location of the province of Ancona in Italy
Country Italy
Region Marche
Capital(s)Ancona
Municipalities47
Government
 • PresidentDaniele Carnevali
Area
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 • Total
1,963.22 km2 (758.00 sq mi)
Population
 (2026)[2]
 • Total
461,613
 • Density235.131/km2 (608.985/sq mi)
GDP
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 • Total€13.855 billion (2015)
 • Per capita€29,044 (2015)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
60100
Telephone prefix071
Vehicle registrationAN
ISTAT code042

The province of Ancona (Italian: provincia di Ancona) is a province in the region of Marche in Italy. Its capital is the city of Ancona, and the province borders the Adriatic Sea. The city of Ancona is also the capital of Marche.[4]

It has a population of 461,613 in an area of 1,963.22 square kilometres (758.00 sq mi) across its 47 municipalities.[2][1]

Cities, towns and roads of the province

To the north, the province is bordered by the Adriatic Sea, and the Apennine Mountains to the west. Due to its coastal location, it is strategically important.[5]

Its coastline of sandy beaches is popular with Italians but has not been greatly affected by tourism. A large area of the province's land is farmland often used for wine production; the province produces wines using the Montepulciano, Sangiovese, and Verdicchio varieties of grape. Annually, feasts occur in the province during the harvesting period.[6] It contains mountainous regions and the Conero Regional Park, which contain dense forests[5] where black truffles are found. These are sold in Acqualagna, in the neighbouring province of Pesaro and Urbino.

Government

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List of presidents

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Municipalities

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The province has 47 municipalities:

Demographics

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As of 2026, the population is 461,613, of which 49.2% are male, and 50.8% are female. Minors make up 14.0% of the population, and seniors make up 26.8%.[2]

Immigration

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As of 2025, immigrants make up 13.5% of the population. The 5 largest foreign countries of birth are Romania, Albania, Bangladesh, Tunisia, and Morocco.[9]

Notable people

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Famous people born of the province of Ancona include Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (Jesi);[10] International Gothic painter Gentile da Fabriano (Fabriano); writer Rafael Sabatini (Jesi);[11] composer Gaspare Spontini (Maiolati, which has since been named after him as Maiolati Spontini); composer Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (Jesi); mathematician and physicist Vito Volterra (Ancona); footballer Roberto Mancini (Jesi); Pope Leo XII (Genga); Pope Pius IX (Senigallia);[12] and actress Virna Lisi (Jesi).[13]

References

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  1. 1 2 "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011" (in Italian). ISTAT.
  2. 1 2 3 "Resident population". ISTAT.
  3. ↑ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional Gross Domestic Product (Small regions TL3), OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.
  4. ↑ "Ancona". Italia.it. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Ancona". Italia.it. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  6. ↑ "Verdicchio, a typical oenological product of Ancona Provincev". Visit Ancona. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  7. ↑ "Popolazione residente dei comuni. Censimenti dal 1861 al 1991" [Resident population of the municipalities. Censuses from 1861 to 1991] (PDF) (in Italian). ISTAT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2025-11-12.
  8. ↑ "Resident population - Time series". ISTAT.
  9. ↑ "Resident population by sex, municipality and citizenship". ISTAT.
  10. ↑ "Frederick II". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  11. ↑ "Rafael Sabatini". Historic Naval Fiction. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  12. ↑ "Pius IX". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  13. ↑ Roy Palmer Domenico (2002). "Ancona". The Regions of Italy: A Reference Guide to History and Culture. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-313-30733-1.
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