Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria

Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria
Metropolitan City

Location of the Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria
Country  Italy
Region Calabria
Established 1 January 2017
Capital(s) Reggio di Calabria
Comuni 97
Government
  Mayor Giuseppe Falcomatà
Area
  Total 3,183 km2 (1,229 sq mi)
Population (31-8-2014)
  Total 559,215
  Density 180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
ISTAT 280[1]

The Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria (Italian: Città Metropolitana di Reggio Calabria) is a future metropolitan city in the Calabria region of southern Italy. Its capital, Reggio di Calabria, will replace the Province of Reggio Calabria.

History

The Metropolitan City was created by the reform of local authorities (Law 142/1990), and then established by the Law 56/2014.[2]

Administration

The Metropolitan City will be headed by the Metropolitan Mayor (Sindaco metropolitano) and the Metropolitan Council (Consiglio metropolitano).

References

  1. "Codici delle città metropolitane al 1° gennaio 2017". www.istat.it (in Italian). 23 December 2016.
  2. OECD (2015-02-20). Governing the Metropolitan City of Venice. OECD Publishing. ISBN 9789264223592.

Coordinates: 38°06′41″N 15°39′43″E / 38.1114°N 15.6619°E / 38.1114; 15.6619

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