Province of Massa-Carrara
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| Image:Provincia di Massa-Carrara-Stemma.png | |
| Nation | Image:Flag of Italy.svg Italy |
| Region | Toscana |
| Capital | Massa |
| Area | 1,157 km² |
| Population (2005) | 200,695 |
| Density | 174 |
| Comuni | 17 |
| Vehicle Registration | MS |
| Postal Code | n/a |
| Telephone Prefix | n/a |
| ISTAT | 045 |
| President | Osvaldo Angeli |
| Image:Massa (MS) posizione.png | |
| Map highlighting the location of the province of Massa-Carrara in Italy | |
Massa-Carrara (Italian: Provincia di Massa-Carrara) is a province in the Tuscany region of Italy. It is named after the two main towns in its territory: Carrara and Massa, its capital.
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[edit] Geography and administration
The province covers has an area of 1,157 km², and a total population of 200,695 (2005). There are 17 comuni (singular: comune) in the province. As of June 30, 2005, the main comuni by population are:
| Comune | Population |
|---|---|
| Massa | 66,097 |
| Carrara | 65,221 |
| Aulla | 10,529 |
| Montignoso | 10,154 |
| Fivizzano | 8,947 |
| Pontremoli | 8,112 |
| Licciana Nardi | 4,892 |
| Villafranca in Lunigiana | 4,663 |
| Fosdinovo | 4,642 |
| Mulazzo | 2,593 |
| Filattiera | 2,411 |
| Tresana | 2,052 |
| Podenzana | 1,996 |
| Bagnone | 1,975 |
| Zeri | 1,296 |
| Casola in Lunigiana | 1,193 |
| Comano | 773 |
Image:Provinces of Tuscany map.png
[edit] Economy
The province's economical relevance, once mainly based on the production of the famous white Carrara marble, has now shifted to the importation and fabrication of blocks of marble and granite from all over the world.
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| Europe | Italy | Tuscany (Toscana) |
|---|
| Arezzo | Florence (Firenze) | Grosseto | Livorno | Lucca | Massa-Carrara | Pisa | Pistoia | Prato | Siena |
Tuscany · Comuni of the Province of Massa-Carrara | ||
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| Image:Regione-Toscana-Stemma.png | Aulla · Bagnone · Carrara · Casola in Lunigiana · Comano · Filattiera · Fivizzano · Fosdinovo · Licciana Nardi · Massa · Montignoso · Mulazzo · Podenzana · Pontremoli · Tresana · Villafranca in Lunigiana · Zeri | Image:Provincia di Massa-Carrara-Stemma.png |
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