| Province of Rimini | |
| Native Name Lang: | it |
| Settlement Type: | Province |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Italy |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Emilia-Romagna |
| Seat Type: | Capital(s) |
| Seat: | Rimini |
| Parts Type: | Comuni |
| Parts Style: | para |
| P1: | 27 |
| Leader Title: | President |
| Leader Name: | Jamil Sadegholvaad |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 921.77 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 339169 |
| Population As Of: | 31 January 2022 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type2: | GDP |
| Demographics2 Footnotes: | [2] |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Total |
| Demographics2 Info1: | €9.489 billion (2015) |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Per capita |
| Demographics2 Info2: | €28,297 (2015) |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 47811–47814, 47821–47828, 47831–47838, 47841–47843, 47851–47855, 47900 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone prefix |
| Area Code: | 0541, 0722 |
| Registration Plate: | RN |
| Blank Name Sec1: | ISTAT |
| Blank Info Sec1: | 099 |
The province of Rimini (Italian: provincia di Rimini) is the southernmost province of the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Rimini, one of the "seven sisters" of the historical region of Romagna.
The province borders the Adriatic Sea to its northeast, the province of Forlì-Cesena to its northwest, the province of Pesaro and Urbino, in the Marche region, to its south and southeast, the independent Republic of San Marino to its south, and the province of Arezzo in Tuscany to its southwest.
The province consists of 27 comuni (: comune), centred on the valleys of the Marecchia and Conca rivers. Since the transfer of nine comuni (municipalities) from Pesaro and Urbino in 2009 and 2021, the province of Rimini includes most of the historical region of Montefeltro.
The province of Rimini was formed on 16 April 1992. Its comuni were previously part of the province of Forlì, whose remaining part was renamed the province of Forlì-Cesena.[3]
On 1 January 1996, the comuni of Gemmano, Montefiore Conca, Saludecio, Mondaino, Montegridolfo, Montescudo, Monte Colombo, San Clemente, and Morciano di Romagna formed the Valconca Union. The union was formed to integrate public services across the comuni. A clause working towards the comuni
On 15 August 2009, seven comuni were transferred from the province of Pesaro and Urbino, in the Marche region, to the province of Rimini. The comuni were Casteldelci, Maiolo, Novafeltria, Pennabilli, San Leo, Sant'Agata Feltria and Talamello.[5]
On 1 January 2016, Montescudo and Monte Colombo were merged into a single comune, Montescudo-Monte Colombo.[6]
On 16 October 2016, a merger of the comune of Montegridolfo, Mondaino and Saludecio was rejected at referendum. Montegridolfo and Mondaino voted 92.9% and 69.5% for the merger, but Saludecio voted 58.2% against.
On 17 June 2021, the comuni of Montecopiolo and Sassofeltrio were transferred from the province of Pesaro and Urbino to the province of Rimini.[7]
Twenty-seven comuni (municipalities) constitute the province of Rimini:
| President | Term start | Term end | Party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ermanno Vichi | 8 May 1995 | 28 June 1999 | bgcolor= | Ulivo | ||
| Ferdinando Fabbri | 28 June 1999 | 22 June 2009 | bgcolor= | DS/PD | ||
| Stefano Vitali | 23 June 2009 | 13 October 2014 | bgcolor= | PD | ||
| Andrea Gnassi | 13 October 2014 | 30 October 2018 | bgcolor= | PD | ||
| Riziero Santi | 31 October 2018 | 24 November 2022 | bgcolor= | PD | ||
| Jamil Sadegholvaad | 24 November 2022 | incumbent | bgcolor= | PD | ||