The Province of Syracuse (Italian: Provincia di Siracusa; Sicilian: Pruvincia di Sarausa) is a province in the autonomous island region of Sicily in Italy. Its capital is the city of Syracuse.
It has an area of 2,109 km², and a total population of 396,167 (2001). Syracuse has 8% of the Sicilian population and 8.2% of Sicily's area. It is bordered on the north and north-west by the Province of Catania and on the west by the Province of Ragusa.
Towns
There are 21 comuni (or municipalities) in the province[1], see Comunes of the Province of Syracuse. The most populated are:
| Commune |
Population |
| Syracuse |
123,115 |
| Augusta |
33,818 |
| Avola |
31,576 |
| Lentini |
24,409 |
| Noto |
23,367 |
| Floridia |
21,565 |
| Pachino |
21,477 |
| Rosolini |
20,997 |
| Carlentini |
17,245 |
| Francofonte |
12,619 |
| Melilli |
12,618 |
| Priolo Gargallo |
11,991 |
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