Province of Matera
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| Nation |  Italy |
| Region | Basilicata |
| Capital | Matera |
| Area | 3,447 km² |
| Population (2005) | 204,328 |
| Density | 59 |
| Comuni | 31 |
| Vehicle Registration | MT |
| Postal Code | 75100 |
| Telephone Prefix | 0835 |
| ISTAT | 077 |
| President | Carmine Nigro |
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The Province of Matera (Italian: Provincia di Matera) is a province in the Basilicata region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Matera.
It has an area of 3,447 km², and a total population of 204,328 (2005). There are 31 comunes (Italian: comuni) in the province [1], see Comunes of the Province of Matera. The main comunes by population are:
| Commune | Population |
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| Matera | 59,265 |
| Pisticci | 17,834 |
| Policoro | 15,447 |
| Bernalda | 12,079 |
| Montescaglioso | 10,108 |
| Ferrandina | 9,293 |
| Montalbano Jonico | 7,848 |
| Scanzano Jonico | 6,942 |
| Nova Siri | 6,576 |
| Tricarico | 6,080 |
| Grassano | 5,630 |
| Irsina | 5,540 |
| Tursi | 5,362 |
| Stigliano | 5,314 |
[edit] External links
- Provincia di Matera homepage (in Italian)
- Documentary Film about the Sassi di Matera, Roba Forestiera, 44 min., 2004
| Europe | Italy | Basilicata |
| Matera | Potenza |
Basilicata · Comuni of the Province of Matera
| Accettura | Aliano | Bernalda | Calciano | Cirigliano | Colobraro | Craco | Ferrandina | Garaguso | Gorgoglione | Grassano | Grottole | Irsina | Matera | Miglionico | Montalbano Jonico | Montescaglioso | Nova Siri | Oliveto Lucano | Pisticci | Policoro | Pomarico | Rotondella | Salandra | San Giorgio Lucano | San Mauro Forte | Scanzano Jonico | Stigliano | Tricarico | Tursi | Valsinni |
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