| Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria | |
| Native Name Lang: | it |
| Settlement Type: | Metropolitan City |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Calabria |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1 January 2017 |
| Seat Type: | Capital(s) |
| Seat: | Reggio Calabria |
| Parts Type: | Comuni |
| Parts Style: | para |
| P1: | 97 |
| Leader Title: | Metropolitan Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Giuseppe Falcomatà |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 3183 |
| Population Total: | 559215 |
| Population As Of: | 31-8-2014 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type2: | GDP |
| Demographics2 Footnotes: | [1] |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Total |
| Demographics2 Info1: | €9.901 billion (2015) |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Per capita |
| Demographics2 Info2: | €17,778 (2015) |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | ISTAT |
| Blank Info Sec1: | 280[2] |
Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria (Italian: città metropolitana di Reggio Calabria) is an area of local government at the level of metropolitan city in the Calabria region of Italy. It comprises the territory of the city of Reggio Calabria and 97 other comuni (: comune) in the hinterland of the city. With more than 600,000 inhabitants, it is one of the main metropolitan areas. It replaced the province of Reggio Calabria in 2017.Comprising the "toe" of the boot-shaped Italian Peninsula, the Aspromonte massif dominates the western part of the metropolitan city's territory: with its long coastline, it is a popular tourist destination during the summer.
The Metropolitan City was created by the reform of local authorities (Law 142/1990), and then established by the Law 56/2014.[3]
The Metropolitan City is headed by the Metropolitan Mayor (sindaco metropolitano) and the Metropolitan Council (consiglio metropolitano).
| class=unsortable | Metropolitan Mayor | Term start | Term end | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giuseppe Falcomatà | 2 February 2017 | Incumbent | Democratic Party | ||