The province of Barletta-Andria-Trani (Italian: provincia di Barletta-Andria-Trani) is a province in the Apulia region of Italy. The establishment of the province took effect in June 2009, and Andria was appointed as its seat of government on 21 May 2010.[2]
Province of Barletta-Andria-Trani
Provincia di Barletta-Andria-Trani (Italian) | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Map highlighting the location of the province of Barletta-Andria-Trani in Italy | |
| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Apulia |
| Capital(s) | Barletta, Andria and Trani |
| Comuni | 10 |
| Government | |
| • President | Bernardo Lodispoto (independent) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,543 km2 (596 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
• Total | 384,293 |
| • Density | 250/km2 (650/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | €5.888 billion (2015) |
| • Per capita | €14,946 (2015) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | BT |
It was created from 10 comuni (sg.: comune), which were formerly in the provinces of Bari and Foggia, taking its name from the three cities which share the new province's administrative functions. The total population of the 10 municipalities comprising the new province was 383,018 at the 2001 census.
Cities
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- Andria (100,014) [from Province of Bari]
- Barletta (92,094) [from Province of Bari]
- Bisceglie (51,718) [from Province of Bari]
- Canosa di Puglia (31,445) [from Province of Bari]
- Margherita di Savoia (12,585) [from Province of Foggia]
- Minervino Murge (10,213) [from Province of Bari]
- San Ferdinando di Puglia (14,361) [from Province of Foggia]
- Spinazzola (7,362) [from Province of Bari]
- Trani (53,139) [from Province of Bari]
- Trinitapoli (14,448) [from Province of Foggia]
Government
edit| President | Term start | Term end | Party | |
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| 1 | Francesco Ventola | 8 June 2009 | 14 October 2014 | The People of Freedom |
| 2 | Francesco Carlo Spina | 14 October 2014 | 29 February 2016 | Independent (centre-right) |
| 3 | Nicola Giorgino | 11 October 2016 | 29 April 2019 | Forza Italia |
| 4 | Bernardo Lodispoto | 27 September 2019 | Incumbent | Independent (centre-left) |
Gallery
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Sant'Agostino, Andria -
Porta Sant'Andrea, Andria -
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Remains of the San Leucio Basilica in Canosa di Puglia
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional Gross Domestic Product (Small regions TL3), OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.
- ^ "Adesso è ufficiale: Andria è la sede legale della sesta provincia".