| Province of Ancona | |
| Native Name Lang: | it |
| Settlement Type: | Province |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Italy |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Marche |
| Seat Type: | Capital(s) |
| Seat: | Ancona |
| Parts Type: | Comuni |
| Parts Style: | para |
| P1: | 49 |
| Leader Title: | President |
| Leader Name: | Luigi Cerioni |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 1940 |
| Population Total: | 482886 |
| Population As Of: | 2012 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type2: | GDP |
| Demographics2 Footnotes: | [1] |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Total |
| Demographics2 Info1: | €13.855 billion (2015) |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Per capita |
| Demographics2 Info2: | €29,044 (2015) |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 60100 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone prefix |
| Area Code: | 071 |
| Registration Plate: | AN |
| Blank Name Sec1: | ISTAT |
| Blank Info Sec1: | 042 |
The province of Ancona (Italian: provincia di Ancona) is a province in the Marche region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Ancona, and the province borders the Adriatic Sea. The city of Ancona is also the capital of Marche.[2]
To the north, the province is bordered by the Adriatic Sea,[3] and the Apennine Mountains to the west. The population of the province is mostly located in coastal areas and in the provincial capital Ancona, which has a population of 101,518; the province has a total population of 477,892 as of 2015.[4]
Due to its coastal location, it is strategically important.[3] Its coastline of sandy beaches is popular with Italians but has not been greatly affected by tourism. A large area of the province's land is farmland often used for wine production; the province produces wines using the Montepulciano, Sangiovese, and Verdicchio varieties of grape. Annually, feasts occur in the province during the harvesting period.[5] It contains mountainous regions and the Conero Regional Park, which contain dense forests[3] where black truffles are found. These are sold in Acqualagna, in the neighbouring province of Pesaro and Urbino.
Famous people born of the province of Ancona include Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (Iesi);[6] International Gothic painter Gentile da Fabriano (Fabriano); writer Rafael Sabatini (Iesi);[7] composer Gaspare Spontini (Maiolati, which has since been named after him as Maiolati Spontini); composer Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (Jesi); mathematician and physicist Vito Volterra (Ancona); footballer Roberto Mancini (Jesi); Pope Leo XII (Genga); Pope Pius IX (Senigallia);[8] and actress Virna Lisi (Iesi).[9]