Province of Reggio Emilia

Reggio Emilia is a landlocked (it does not border the ocean) province in central Emilia-Romagna. It has an area of 2,291.26 km² (884.7 sq mi).^[2]

The province is bordered to the north by Lombardy (Mantua province), to the east by the Modena province, to the west by the Parma province and to the south by Tuscany (Lucca and the Massa-Carrara provinces).

The highest mountain in the province is Monte Cusna (44°17′16″N 10°23′30″E / 44.28778°N 10.39167°E / 44.28778; 10.39167 (Monte Cusna, Italy)); it is 2,121 m (6,959 ft).^[4] This mountain is in the "Appennino Tosco-Emiliano National Park" (Italian: Parco nazionale dell'Appennino Tosco-Emiliano). Other high mountains are Monte Prado, 2,054 m (6,739 ft) high, and Alpe di Succiso, 2,017 m (6,617 ft) high.

The main rivers in the province are:

• Po river, that makes the border with the Mantua for about 20 km (12 mi).
• Enza river, a tributary of the Po river and that makes the border with the Parma for about 85 km (53 mi).
• Secchia river, also a tributary of the Po, and that makes in part the border with the Modena.

There are 532,483 persons living in the province (January 2017),^[3] for a population density of 232.4 inhabitants/km².

The following shows the 42 comuni with the population,^[3] and the area and altitude.^[5]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Province of Reggio Emilia.

• Provincia di Reggio Emilia homepage (in Italian)
• Provincia di Reggio Emilia Tourism office Archived 2016-11-25 at the Wayback Machine
• Emilia-Romagna Tourism office