Province o Ragusa | |
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Region | Sicily |
Caipital(s) | Ragusa |
Comuni | 12 |
Govrenment | |
• Preses | Giovanni Francesco Antoci |
Area | |
• Total | 1614 km2 (623 sq mi) |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 308,103 |
• Density | 190/km2 (490/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 97100, 97010-97015, 97017-97019 |
Telephone prefix | 0932 |
Vehicle registration | RG |
ISTAT | 088 |
The Province o Ragusa (Italian: Provincia di Ragusa; Sicilian: Pruvincia 'i Rausa) is a province in the autonomous region o Sicily in Italy, locatit in the sooth-east o the island. Its caipital is the ceety o Ragusa, which is the maist sootherly provincial caipital in Italy.
Frae Scoglitti tae Pozzallo, the Ragusan coastline is approximately 85 kilometres lang. Alang the Ragusan coast are mony fishin veelages sic as Kaukana, Punta Secca, Marina di Ragusa an Marina di Modica. The Hyblaean Muntains are dominatin the north o the province an its heichest peaks are Monte Lauro, Monte Casale an Monte Arcibessi. The rivers o the province are the Irminio, Dirillo an Ippari an the anerlie lake in the province is the Lago di Santa Rosalia alang the course o the Irminio river. The skyline o Ragusa is punctuatit bi the touers, domes an cupolas o the mony exquisite kirks for which the province is kent. The aurie is maistly unspoilt, as durin the 19t century an early 20t century thare wis lairge migration frae Ragusa tae the mair prosperous auries o Italy an abroad.
It haes an aurie o 1,614 km², an a tot population o 295,264 (2001). Thare are 12 comunes (Italian: comuni) in the province [1] Archived 2007-08-07 at the Wayback Machine, see Comunes o the Province o Ragusa. Bi population, thay are:
Commune | Population |
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Ragusa | 72,483 |
Vittoria | 60,918 |
Modica | 53,448 |
Comiso | 29,489 |
Scicli | 25,855 |
Pozzallo | 18,393 |
Ispica | 14,823 |
Santa Croce Camerina | 9,397 |
Acate | 8,340 |
Chiaramonte Gulfi | 8,085 |
Monterosso Almo | 3,357 |
Giarratana | 3,255 |
Some o Ragusa province haes cheenged dramatically ower the last twenty years, lairgely due tae tourism. Houiver, mony places in Ragusa remain untouched bi the last twa centuries, an the atmosphere o the 18t century still pervades them. Industries can be foond in the touns o Ragusa an Pozzallo whaur the twa major industrial auries are locatit. The wast an sooth o the province are mainly dedicated tae the intensive fermin in greenhouses an the local vegetables leave frae the Market of Vittoria tae be exportit tae aw o Europe makin the province o Ragusa ane o the biggest producers o greenhoose produce. In the auries aroond Ragusa an Modica cattle fermin is at the heichest levels in the region for milk, dairy an meat production. Tourism seems tae hae nou replaced the fishin industry as the principal soorce o employment alang the coast.
The ceeties o Ragusa, Modica an Scicli contain mony examples o baroque airchitectur an frae 2002 are pairt o the Warld Heritage. The main monuments are: