Province of Massa-Carrara

Infobox_ProvinceIT
fullname = Province of Massa-Carrara
name = Massa-Carrara
region = Toscana
capital = Massa
commune = 17
area = 1,157
population_as_of = (2005)
population = 200,695
populationdensity = 174
vehicle = MS
postal_code = 54100
telephone_prefix = 0585
ISTAT = 045
president = Osvaldo Angeli

Massa-Carrara ( _it. Provincia di Massa-Carrara) is a province in the Tuscany region of Italy. It is named after the two main towns in its territory: Carrara and Massa, its capital.

Geography and administration

The province covers has an area of 1,157 km², and a total population of 200,695 (2005). There are 17 "comuni" (singular: "comune") in the province. As of June 30, 2005, the main "comuni" by population are:

Economy

The province's economical relevance, once mainly based on the production of the famous white Carrara marble, has now shifted to the importation and fabrication of blocks of marble and granite from all over the world.

ee also

*Massa
*Carrara
*Marble
*Duchy of Massa and Carrara
*Lunigiana

External links

* [http://www.provincia.ms.it Province homepage (in Italian)]
* [http://www.giucano.it/ www.giucano.it - A beautiful small town in Tuscany]

References

# [http://www.upinet.it/indicatore.asp?id_statistiche=6 Italian Institute of Statistics]