Map highlighting the location of the Province of Lecce in Italy
Country
Italy
Region
Apulia
Capital(s)
Lecce
Comuni
97
Government
• President
Stefano Minerva
Area
• Total
2,799.07 km2 (1,080.73 sq mi)
Population
(30 June 2016)
• Total
802,807
• Density
290/km2 (740/sq mi)
GDP
[1]
• Total
€12.715 billion (2015)
• Per capita
€15,789 (2015)
Time zone
UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)
UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
73001-73100
Telephone prefix
0832, 0833, 0836
Vehicle registration
LE
ISTAT
075
Torre Sant'AndreaTorre dell'Orso beachSalandra square in Nardò
The province of Lecce (Italian: provincia di Lecce; Salentino: provincia te Lècce) is a province in the Apulia region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Lecce. The province is called the "Heel of Italy".[2] Located on the Salento peninsula, it is the second most-populous province in Apulia and the 21st most-populous province in Italy.[3]
The province occupies an area of 2,799.07 square kilometres (1,080.73 sq mi) and has a total population of 802,807 (2016). There are 97 comuni (sg.: comune) in the province. It is surrounded by the provinces Taranto and Brindisi in the northwest, the Ionian Sea in the west, and the Adriatic Sea in the east.[4] This location has established it as a popular tourist destination. It has been ruled by the Romans, Byzantine Greeks, Carolingians, Lombards, and Normans.[5] The important towns are Lecce, Gallipoli, Nardò, Maglie, and Otranto.[6] Its important agricultural products are wheat and corn.[7]
^Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional Gross Domestic Product (Small regions TL3), OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.
^"Province of Lecce". Understanding Italy. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
^"Statistiche demografiche ISTAT" (in Italian). demo.istat.it. 2009-12-30.
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