Province of Vibo Valentia

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Province of Vibo Valentia
Provincia di Vibo Valentia (Italian)
Pruvincia i Vibbu Valenzia (Vibonese)
Province
Flag of the Province of Vibo Valentia.svg
Flag
Provincia di Vibo Valentia-Stemma.svg
Coat of arms
Vibo Valentia in Italy.svg
Map of the province
CountryFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Region Calabria
Capital(s) Vibo Valentia
Comuni 50
Government
 • PresidentSalvatore Solano
Area
 • Total
1,139 km2 (440 sq mi)
Population
 (30 September 2014)
 • Total
162,697
 • Density140/km2 (370/sq mi)
GDP
[1]
 • Total€2.447 billion (2015)
 • Per capita€15,032 (2015)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
89811-89819, 89821-89824, 89831-89834, 89841-89844, 89851-89852, 89861-89868, 89900
Telephone prefix0963, 0966, 0968
Vehicle registration VV
ISTAT 102

The province of Vibo Valentia (Italian : provincia di Vibo Valentia; Vibonese: pruvincia i Vibbu Valenzia) is a province in the Calabria region of Italy, set up by a national law of 6 March 1992, which came into effect on 1 January 1996, and formerly part of the province of Catanzaro. [2] [3] Its capital is the city of Vibo Valentia and its vehicle licence plate code is VV. [4] The province has an area of 1,139 square kilometres (440 sq mi) (7.6% of the total surface of Calabria), and a total population of 168,894 (ISTAT 2005); [5] the city Vibo Valentia has a population of 35,405. [6] There are 50 comuni (sg.: comune ) in the province. [5]

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It was first settled by Italic tribe the Sicels and Vibo Valentia was established as a city in the 6th or 7th century, known as Hipponion by the Greeks of Messina and Reggio. Following this, the city was later recolonised by people from town Locri in the region of Calabria. [6] Dionysius I of Syracuse had the city of Hipponion destroyed, and authority of the city subsequently passed to Ancient Carthage, tribe Bruttii, Greek Agathocles of Syracuse, and then the Locrians, before being conquered by ancient Rome in around 230 BCE. In around 400 CE it was attacked repeatedly before being destroyed by the Muslims. [6] Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor had the town rebuilt in the 13th century, and in 1284 it passed to the Ruffo family. Ferdinand I of Naples had a fort constructed in Pizzo Calabro in 1486. [6]

In June 2010 a dormant volcano was discovered off the coast of the province on the line of the fault that led to the 1905 Calabria earthquake. [7] It is a mountainous province and is situated on the Tyrrhenian Sea. [8]

Government

PresidentTerm startTerm end Party
Vincenzo Romeo7 May 199514 June 1999 Ulivo
Ottavio Bruni14 June 199926 February 2008 PPI/DL/PD
Francesco De Nisi15 April 200820 November 2012 PD
Mario Ciclosi20 November 201229 September 2014Commissioner
Andrea Niglia29 September 20148 May 2018 Ind.
Salvatore Solano31 October 2018incumbent Ind. CD

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San Gregorio d'Ippona is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Vibo Valentia in the Italian region Calabria, located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) southwest of Catanzaro and about 2 kilometres (1 mi) southeast of Vibo Valentia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,278 and an area of 12.4 square kilometres (4.8 sq mi).

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References

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  2. ↑ "LEGISLATIVE DECREE March 6, 1992, n. 253". Normattiva. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
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