Province of Barletta-Andria-Trani

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Province of Barletta-Andria-Trani
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Map highlighting the location of the province of Barletta-Andria-Trani in Italy
CountryFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Region Apulia
Capital(s) Barletta, Andria and Trani
Comuni 10
Government
  PresidentBernardo Lodispoto (independent)
Area
  Total1,543 km2 (596 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
  Total384,293
  Density250/km2 (650/sq mi)
GDP
[1]
  Total€5.888 billion (2015)
  Per capita€14,946 (2015)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration BT

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]

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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

(With populations at the 2001 census)

Government

 PresidentTerm startTerm endParty
1 Francesco Ventola 8 June 200914 October 2014 The People of Freedom
2 Francesco Carlo Spina 14 October 201429 February 2016 Independent (centre-right)
3 Nicola Giorgino 11 October 201629 April 2019 Forza Italia
4 Bernardo Lodispoto 27 September 2019Incumbent Independent (centre-left)

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References

  1. Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional Gross Domestic Product (Small regions TL3), OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.
  2. "Adesso è ufficiale: Andria è la sede legale della sesta provincia".

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