Province of Livorno

Province of Livorno
Province of Livorno
Province
	Palazzo Granducale in Livorno, the provincial seat
	Flag Coat of arms
	Map highlighting the location of the province of Livorno in Italy
Country	Italy
Region	Tuscany
Capital(s)	Livorno
Comuni	19
Government
• President	Maria Ida Bessi
Area
• Total	1,218 km2 (470 sq mi)
Population (31 July 2015)
• Total	337,992
• Density	280/km2 (720/sq mi)
GDP
• Total	€8.818 billion (2015)
• Per capita	€26,049 (2015)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes	57014, 57016, 57020-57023, 57025, 57027-57028, 57030-57034, 57036-57039
Telephone prefix	0565, 0586
ISO 3166 code	IT-LI
Vehicle registration	LI
ISTAT	049

The province of Livorno (Italian: provincia di Livorno) or, traditionally, province of Leghorn, is a province in the Tuscany region of Italy. It includes several islands of the Tuscan Archipelago, including Elba and Capraia. Its capital is the city of Livorno. When formed in 1861, the province included only Livorno and Elba Island. It was extended in 1925 with land from the provinces of Pisa and Genoa.^[2] It has an area of 1,211 square kilometres (468 sq mi) and a total population of 343,003 (2012). The province contains 19 comuni (sg.: comune).^[2]^[3] The coastline of the area is known as "Costa degli Etruschi" (English: "Etruscan Coast").^[4]

The province of Livorno is coastal and contains a number of coastal towns. Livorno is a highly important port for tourism and trading, and a number of watchtowers are located nearby the city. At Calafuria, the sea contains sponges, shellfish, fish, and protected red coral (Corallium rubrum). The coastlines of Quercianella and Castiglioncello are rocky.^[5] The waters around the province of Livorno sometimes contain dolphins.^[6] The town Marina di Bibbona was initially founded as a fort due to its strategic coastal position. Town San Vincenzo contains a fourteenth-century tower for strategic reasons. The sand of Golfo di Baratti is silver and black due to its high iron concentration, and the area contains an archaeological park.^[5]

Subdivisions

Comuni

The province is subdivided into 19 comuni (sg.: comune).^[3] This is the complete list of comuni (municipalities) in the province of Livorno:

At 30 April 2014, the main comuni by population are:^[3]

Comune	Population
Livorno	160,512
Piombino	35,075
Rosignano Marittimo	32,493
Cecina	28,566
Collesalvetti	16,907
Campiglia Marittima	13,320
Portoferraio	12,224
Castagneto Carducci	8,927
San Vincenzo	7,003

Government

List of presidents of the province of Livorno

	President	Term start	Term end	Party
1	Giorgio Stoppa	1951	1956	Italian Communist Party
2	Guido Torrigiani	1956	1964	Italian Socialist Party
3	Silvano Filippelli	1964	1970	Italian Communist Party
4	Valdo Del Lucchese	1970	1972	Italian Socialist Party of Proletarian Unity
5	Alì Nannipieri	1972	1975	Italian Communist Party
6	Fernando Barbiero	1975	1980	Italian Socialist Party
7	Emanuele Cocchella	1980	1985	Italian Communist Party
8	Fabio Baldassarri	1985	1990	Italian Communist Party
9	Iginio Marianelli	1990	1994	Italian Socialist Party
10	Claudio Frontera	1995	1999	Independent (centre-left)
10	Claudio Frontera	1999	2004	Independent (centre-left)
11	Giorgio Kutufà	2004	2009	The Daisy Democratic Party
11	Giorgio Kutufà	2009	2014	The Daisy Democratic Party
12	Alessandro Franchi	2014	2018	Democratic Party
13	Maria Ida Bessi	2018	Incumbent	Independent (centre-left)