Province of Lecce

Infobox_ProvinceIT
fullname = Province of Lecce
name = Lecce
region = Apulia
capital = Lecce
commune = 97
area = 2,759
population_as_of = (2001)
population = 787,639
populationdensity = 285
vehicle = LE
postal_code = 73001-73100
telephone_prefix = 0832, 0833, 0836
ISTAT = 075
president = Giovanni Pellegrino

The Province of Lecce ( _it. Provincia di Lecce) is a province in the Apulia region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Lecce. It is the second most populated province in Apulia.

It has an area of 2759 km², and a total population of 787,639 (2001). There are 97 comunes (Italian: "comuni") in the province [http://www.upinet.it/indicatore.asp?id_statistiche=6] , see Comunes of the Province of Lecce. As of 2005, the main communes by population were:

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External links

* [http://www.provincia.le.it/ Official website]