Province of L'Aquila
Province
Piazza del Duomo at L'Aquila.
Flag Coat of arms
Map with the province of L'Aquila, in red, in Italy
Coordinates: 42°21′58″N 13°23′40″E / 42.36611°N 13.39444°E / 42.36611; 13.39444
Country	Italy
Region	Abruzzo
Capital	L'Aquila
Comuni	108
Government
• President	Angelo Caruso[1]
Area [2]
• Total	5,047.55 km2 (1,948.87 sq mi)
Population  (January 2017)[3]
• Total	301,910
• Density	60/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	67100, 67010, 67012-67015, 67017, 67019-67041, 67043-67064, 67066-67069
Telephone prefix	0862, 0863, 0864
ISO 3166 code	IT-AQ
Vehicle registration	AQ
ISTAT	066
Website	Official website

The province of L'Aquila (Italian: provincia dell'Aquila) is a province in the Abruzzo region of Southern Italy. Its capital is the city of L'Aquila.

It is the largest province of the region but the one with fewest people living in it; it is a landlocked province, that is, surrounded by other provinces by all sides.

L'Aquila is the largest province in the Abruzzo region. It is almost half of the area of the region: it has area of 5,047.55 km² (1,949 sq mi).^[2] The province is bordered on the north by Tuscany, to the northeast by the province of Teramo, to the east by the Pescara and Province of Chieti provinces, to the south and southeast with the Molise region (province of Isernia), and to the west and southwest by the Lazio region (province of Frosinone, Rome and province of Rieti).

The main river in the province is the Aterno-Pescara river, known here as Aterno; it starts in the Monti della Laga and flows through the province.

L'Aquila is the province of the Abruzzo region with more mountains; there are three mountain ranges that go from the northwest to the southeast, and that are parallels to the coastline: Monti della Gaga, Gran Sasso and Majella massif. The highest mountain in the province is Monte Amaro,(42°5′11″N 14°5′9″E / 42.08639°N 14.08583°E / 42.08639; 14.08583 (Monte Amaro)) in the Majella massif, Apennines; it is 2,793 m (9,163 ft) high and is the highest mountain of three provinces: Chieti, L'Aquila and Pescara of the Abruzzo.^[4]

There are 301,910 persons living in the province (January 2017),^[3] for a population density of 245.4 inhabitants/km². This population has been more or less stable for a long time.

The largest comune is L'Aquila, with 473.91 km² (183 sq mi) and the smallest is Villa Sant'Angelo, with 5.22 km² (2 sq mi). The comune with fewest people living in it is Carapelle Calvisio with 88 inhabitants.

The following table shows the 10 comuni with more inhabitants with their population,^[3] and their area and altitude.^[5]

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  San Bernardino basilica in L'Aquila.
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  Risorgimento square and cathedral, Avezzano.
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  Santo Stefano di Sessanio.
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  Pacentro.
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  Piazza del Duomo, L'Aquila.

• List of comuni of the Province of L'Aquila

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Province of L'Aquila.

• Province of L'Aquila official website (in Italian)