Province of Prato

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Province of Prato
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Palazzo Banci, the provincial seat
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Map highlighting the location of the province of Prato in Italy
CountryFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Region Toscana
Capital(s) Prato
Comuni 7
Government
  PresidentFrancesco Puggelli
Area
  Total365 km2 (141 sq mi)
Population
 (1 January 2013)
  Total248,292
  Density680/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
GDP
[1]
  Total€7.395 billion (2015)
  Per capita€29,222 (2015)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
59100
Telephone prefix0574
Vehicle registration PO
ISTAT 100

The province of Prato (Italian : provincia di Prato) is a province in the Tuscany region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Prato. It was formed from part of the province of Florence in 1992.

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The province has an area of 365 square kilometres (141 sq mi) and a total population of about 250,000. There are seven municipalities (Italian : comuni ) in the province.

Municipalities and population

MunicipalityPopulation
Prato 188,691
Montemurlo 18,438
Carmignano 14,187
Vaiano 9,990
Poggio a Caiano 9,959
Vernio 6,095
Cantagallo 3,095

Government

List of presidents of the province of Prato

 PresidentTerm startTerm endParty
1 Daniele Mannocci 8 May 199516 June 1999 Independent (centre-left)
16 June 199914 June 2004
2 Massimo Logli 14 June 200423 June 2009 Independent (centre-left)
3 Lamberto Nazzareno Gestri 23 June 200913 October 2014 Democratic Party
4 Matteo Biffoni 13 October 201431 October 2018 Democratic Party
5 Francesco Puggelli 31 October 201825 November 2022 Democratic Party
6 Simone Calamai 25 November 2022Incumbent Democratic Party

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