| Province of Pistoia | |
| Native Name Lang: | it |
| Settlement Type: | Province |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Italy |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Toscana |
| Seat Type: | Capital(s) |
| Seat: | Pistoia |
| Parts Type: | Comuni |
| Parts Style: | para |
| P1: | 20 |
| Leader Title: | President |
| Leader Name: | Rinaldo Vanni |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 964.12 |
| Population Total: | 291815 |
| Population As Of: | 30 June 2015 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type2: | GDP |
| Demographics2 Footnotes: | [1] |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Total |
| Demographics2 Info1: | €7.302 billion (2015) |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Per capita |
| Demographics2 Info2: | €24,986 (2015) |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 51100 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone prefix |
| Area Code: | 0573 |
| Registration Plate: | PT |
| Blank Name Sec1: | ISTAT |
| Blank Info Sec1: | 047 |
The province of Pistoia (Italian: provincia di Pistoia) is a province in the Tuscany region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Pistoia and the province is landlocked. It has an area of 964.12km2 and a total population of 291,788 inhabitants (as of 2015).[2] There are 22 comuni (: comune) in the province.[3]
The province was formed in 1927 under the rule of Mussolini, and had the lowest income per capita in Tuscany in 1966 due to high poverty levels. This is because the province was mainly agricultural before World War II ended, and has since had to rapidly progress towards industrial capitalism and abandon its agricultural roots.[4] The population of the province has recently been increasing, moving from 268,437 in 2011 to around 292,000 in 2015.[5]
The Mountains of Pistoia and the resorts Abetone and Val di Luce are tourist destinations for skiers, and the province contains a combination of flat land such as the area of the valley of the Ombrone and the river flowing through it, and mountainous land. The city of Pistoia is roughly 40km (30miles) away from both Lucca and Florence.[6] The land around the cities of Pistoia and Pescia are popular locations for flower and plant cultivation for global exports, and town and commune Quarrata is known for its wood furniture.[6]
| class=unsortable | President | Term start | Term end | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emanuele Romei | 1951 | 1956 | Italian Communist Party | ||
| Vincenzo Nardi | 1956 | 1964 | Italian Socialist Party | ||
| Luigi Nanni | 1964 | 1967 | Italian Communist Party | ||
| Vincenzo Nardi | 1967 | 1975 | Italian Socialist Party | ||
| Vasco Mati | 1975 | 1977 | Italian Communist Party | ||
| Ivo Lucchesi | 1977 | 1982 | Italian Communist Party | ||
| Vittorio Soldi | 1982 | 1985 | Italian Socialist Party | ||
| Riccardo Rastelli | 1985 | 1990 | Italian Communist Party | ||
| Aldo Morelli | 1990 | 1995 | Democratic Party of the Left Democrats of the Left | ||
| 1995 | 1999 | ||||
| Gianfranco Venturi | 1999 | 2004 | Democrats of the Left Democratic Party | ||
| 2004 | 2009 | ||||
| Federica Fratoni | 2009 | 2014 | Democratic Party | ||
| 2014 | 2015[7] | ||||
| Rinaldo Vanni | 2015 | Incumbent | Democratic Party | ||