| Province of Venice | |
| Native Name Lang: | it |
| Settlement Type: | Province (1866–2014) |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Italy |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Veneto |
| Extinct Date: | 2015 |
| Seat Type: | Capital(s) |
| Seat: | Venice |
| Parts Type: | Comuni |
| Parts Style: | para |
| P1: | 44 |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 2467 |
| Population Total: | 846962 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 30010, 30014-30016, 30020-30039 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone prefix |
| Area Code: | 041, 049, 0421, 0422, 0426, 0431 |
| Registration Plate: | VE |
| Blank Name Sec1: | ISTAT |
| Blank Info Sec1: | 027 |
The province of Venice (Italian: provincia di Venezia) was a province in the Veneto region of Italy. Its capital was the city of Venice.It had an area of 2,467 km2, and a total population of 846,962 (2011). The province became the Metropolitan City of Venice by 1 January 2015.[1]
Statistics recorded since 1871 show that the population of the province of Venice increased from some 341,000 inhabitants in 1871 to almost 847,000 in 2011. It rose steadily in each of the ten-year statistical periods until 1981 (reaching 838,794 inhabitants) whereafter there were declines until 2001 when the population dipped to 809,586. Finally, there was an increase of 4.6% in the ten-year period from 2001 to 2011 when the number of inhabitants reached 340,913.[2]
The average age per inhabitant was 44.8 years in 2011, up from 35.6 years in 1981. In 2012, there were 72,284 foreigners residents in the province (up from 44,996 in 2006), mainly from Romania, Moldova and Albania, representing 8.5% of the total population. In the academic year 2012 to 2013, 23,677 students were enrolled at university of which 61.8% were women and 38.2% male. The most popular fields of study were economics, foreign languages, letters and philosophy, and architecture.
There were 44 comuni (: comune) in the province http://www.upinet.it/docs/allegati/Province_in_cifre.doc. In 2005, the main comuni by population were:
| Comune | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| Venice | 270,662 | |
| Chioggia | 51,231 | |
| San Donà di Piave | 40,899 | |
| Mira | 37,737 | |
| Mirano | 26,126 | |
| Portogruaro | 25,162 | |
| Spinea | 24,698 | |
| Jesolo | 23,705 | |
| Martellago | 19,904 | |
| Scorzè | 18,626 | |
| Santa Maria di Sala | 15,521 | |
| Cavarzere | 15,319 | |
| Noale | 15,237 | |
| Dolo | 14,649 | |
| Marcon | 12,969 | |
| Eraclea | 12,653 | |
| Cavallino-Treporti | 12,444 | |
| Santo Stino di Livenza | 12,386 | |
| Camponogara | 11,858 | |
| Caorle | 11,847 | |
| Salzano | 11,797 | |
| San Michele al Tagliamento | 11,778 | |
| Musile di Piave | 10,642 | |
| Concordia Sagittaria | 10,641 |
Tourism was an important contributor to the provincial economy with over 26,000 establishments (including 1,277 hotels) offering overnight accommodation and accounting for a total of 34 million tourist nights spent in 2012 (down slightly from 2011 but substantially higher than some 29 million nights in 2002).[3]
The gross domestic product of the province was 25 million euro in 2010, down slightly from 25.973 million euro in 2007. In 2012, the service sector represented 73% of the economy, while industry covered 19%, construction 7% and agriculture just 1%. Footwear represented 9.6% of provincial exports, petroleum products 7.2% and machinery 6.7%.[3]