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
RegionFlag of Calabria.svg Calabria
Capital(s) Vibo Valentia
Municipalities 50
Government
 • PresidentCorrado L'Andolina
Area
[1]
 • Total
1,150.64 km2 (444.26 sq mi)
Population
 (2025) [2]
 • Total
150,197
 • Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
GDP
[3]
 • 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 region of Calabria in Italy, Its capital is the city of Vibo Valentia and its vehicle licence plate code is VV. [4] The province has an area of 1,150.64 square kilometres (444.26 sq mi) (7.6% of the total surface of Calabria), [1] and a population of 150,197 as of 2025. [2] There are 50 municipalities ( comuni) in the province. [5]

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History

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. 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]

The current province was 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. [7] [8]

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. [9] It is a mountainous province and is situated on the Tyrrhenian Sea. [10]

Government

PresidentTerm startTerm end Party
Enzo Romeo 7 May 199514 June 1999 Ulivo
Ottavio Bruni 14 June 199926 February 2008 PPI/DL/PD
Francesco De Nisi 15 April 200820 November 2012 PD
Mario Ciclosi20 November 201229 September 2014Commissioner
Andrea Niglia29 September 20148 May 2018 Ind.
Salvatore Solano31 October 201829 January 2023 Ind. CD
Corrado L'Andolina29 January 2023Incumbent Ind. CD

Municipalities

Demographics

As of 2025, there are 151,558 people residing in the province, of whom 49.2% are male and 50.8% are female. Minors make up 15.1% of the population, and pensioners make up 24.2%. This compares with the Italian average of 14.9% minors and 24.7% pensioners. [2]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1861128,323—    
1871134,995+5.2%
1881136,352+1.0%
1901162,667+19.3%
1911172,799+6.2%
1921180,218+4.3%
1931183,808+2.0%
1936183,454−0.2%
YearPop.±%
1951206,533+12.6%
1961199,811−3.3%
1971184,084−7.9%
1981176,366−4.2%
1991179,640+1.9%
2001170,746−5.0%
2011163,409−4.3%
2021151,558−7.3%
Source: ISTAT [11] [12]

References

  1. 1 2 "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011" (in Italian). ISTAT.
  2. 1 2 3 "Resident population". ISTAT.
  3. ↑ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional Gross Domestic Product (Small regions TL3), OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.
  4. ↑ "Province of Vibo Valentia". Comuni Italiani. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "Statistics". Upinet. Archived from the original on 7 August 2007. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  6. 1 2 Domenico, Roy Palmer (2002). The Regions of Italy: A Reference Guide to History and Culture. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 50. ISBN   978-0-313-30733-1.
  7. ↑ "LEGISLATIVE DECREE March 6, 1992, n. 253". Normattiva. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  8. ↑ "Vibo Valentia". Calabrian Genealogy. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  9. ↑ "Nel Tirreno nuovo vulcano spento". ANSA. 21 June 2010. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  10. ↑ "Vibo Valentia". Italia.it. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  11. ↑ "Popolazione residente dei comuni. Censimenti dal 1861 al 1991" [Resident population of the municipalities. Censuses from 1861 to 1991](PDF) (in Italian). ISTAT.
  12. ↑ "Dashboard Permanent census of population and housing". ISTAT.

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