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Region | Apulia |
Capital(s) | Lecce |
Area | 2,759 km2 |
Population (2009-12-31) | 813,556 |
Density | 294.8 inhab./km2 |
Comuni | 97 |
Vehicle Registration | LE |
Postal Code | 73001-73100 |
Telephone Prefix | 0832, 0833, 0836 |
ISTAT | 075 |
President | Antonio Maria Gabellone |
Executive | People of Freedom |
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Map highlighting the location of the province of Lecce in Italy |
The Province of Lecce (Italian: Provincia di Lecce) is a province in the Apulia region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Lecce. Totally included in the Salento peninsula, it is the second most populous province in Apulia and the twenty-first most populous in Italy.
It has an area of 2,759 km² and a total population of 813,556 (12-31-2009). There are 97 comunes (Italian: comuni) in the province, see Comunes of the Province of Lecce. As of 2009, the main communes by population were[1]:
Commune | Population |
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Lecce | 94,949 |
Nardò | 31,195 |
Galatina | 27,317 |
Copertino | 24,452 |
Gallipoli | 21,038 |
Casarano | 20,593 |
Tricase | 17,832 |
Galatone | 15,850 |
Maglie | 14,982 |
Trepuzzi | 14,702 |
Squinzano | 14,636 |
Surbo | 14,494 |
Veglie | 14,337 |
Leverano | 14,177 |
Monteroni di Lecce | 13,895 |
Taviano | 12,698 |
Taurisano | 12,682 |
Carmiano | 12,307 |
Ugento | 12,076 |
Cavallino | 11,995 |
Matino | 11,814 |
Lizzanello | 11,376 |
Campi Salentina | 10,925 |
Racale | 10,806 |
![]() Basilic of Santa Croce, Lecce |
![]() Piazza Duomo, Lecce |
![]() Acaya castle |
![]() Otranto seaside |
![]() Cathedral of Otranto |
Torre Sant'Emiliano, not far from the Palascìa lighthouse |
![]() Torre dell'Orso beach |
XVI century tower in Torre dell'Orso |
![]() XVI century tower in Roca Vecchia |
Salandra square in Nardò |
![]() Le Puritate beach in Gallipoli |
Cathedral of Ugento |
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