| Province of Siena | |
| Native Name Lang: | it |
| Settlement Type: | Province |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Italy |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Tuscany |
| Seat Type: | Capital(s) |
| Seat: | Siena |
| Parts Type: | Comuni |
| Parts Style: | para |
| P1: | 35 |
| Leader Party: | PD |
| Leader Title: | President |
| Leader Name: | David Bussagli |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 3821 |
| Population Total: | 268660 |
| Population As Of: | 30 June 2016 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type2: | GDP |
| Demographics2 Footnotes: | [1] |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Total |
| Demographics2 Info1: | €8.196 billion (2015) |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Per capita |
| Demographics2 Info2: | €30,374 (2015) |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 53010-53015, 53017-53025, 53027, 53030-53031, 53034-53037, 53040-53043, 53045, 53047-53049, 53100 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone prefix |
| Area Code: | 0577, 0578 |
| Registration Plate: | SI |
| Blank Name Sec1: | ISTAT |
| Blank Info Sec1: | 052 |
The province of Siena (Italian: provincia di Siena, pronounced as /it/) is a province in the Tuscany region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Siena.
The province is divided into seven historical areas:
The area is a hilly one: in the north is Colline del Chianti; Monte Amiata is the highest point at 1738m (5,702feet); and in the south is Monte Cetona. To the west are the Colline Metallifere, whilst the Valdichiana lies to east.
Historically, the province corresponds to the northeastern portion of the former Republic of Siena.
The chief occupations are agricultural (wheat, grapes and fruit) and silk culture. The wine known as Chianti is produced here as well as in other parts of Tuscany: the Chianti Colli Senesi, however, is limited to this province.
Apart from the city of Siena the principal towns are Poggibonsi, Colle di Val d'Elsa, Montepulciano, Chiusi, and San Gimignano.
There are 35 comuni (: comune) in the province.
Here is a list of comuni (municipalities) by population, as of 2015:
| Comune | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| Siena | 53,893 | |
| Poggibonsi | 29,634 | |
| Colle di Val d'Elsa | 21,314 | |
| Montepulciano | 13,883 | |
| Sinalunga | 12,482 | |
| Chiusi | 8,826 |
This is the complete list of comuni in the province of Siena:
The Province of Siena is an administrative body of intermediate level between a municipality (comune) and Lombardy region.
The three main functions devolved to the province of Siena are:
As an administrative institution, the province of Siena has its own elected bodies. From 1945 to 1995 the President of the province of Siena was chosen by the members of the Provincial Council, elected every five years by citizens. From 1995 to 2014, under provisions of the 1993 local administration reform, the President of the Province was chosen by popular election, originally every four, then every five years.
On 3 April 2014, the Italian Chamber of Deputies gave its final approval to the Law n.56/2014 which involves the transformation of the Italian provinces into "institutional bodies of second level". According to the 2014 reform, each province is headed by a President (or Commissioner) assisted by a legislative body, the Provincial Council, and an executive body, the Provincial Executive. President (Commissioner) and members of Council are elected together by mayors and city councilors of each municipality of the province respectively every four and two years. The Executive is chaired by the President (Commissioner) who appoint others members, called assessori. Since 2015, the President (Commissioner) and other members of the Council do not receive a salary.[2]
In each province, there is also a Prefect (prefetto), a representative of the central government who heads an agency called prefettura-ufficio territoriale del governo. The Questor (questore) is the head of State's Police (Polizia di Stato) in the province and his office is called questura. There is also a province's police force depending from local government, called provincial police (polizia provinciale).
| class=unsortable | President | Term start | Term end | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giordano Chechi | 12 July 1985 | 15 July 1990 | PCI | ||
| Alessandro Starnini | 18 July 1990 | 24 April 1995 | PDS | ||
| 24 April 1995 | 14 June 1999 | ||||
| Fabio Ceccherini | 14 June 1999 | 14 June 2004 | DS PD | ||
| 14 June 2004 | 8 June 2009 | ||||
| Simone Bezzini | 8 June 2009 | 12 October 2014 | PD | ||
| Fabrizio Nepi | 12 October 2014 | 31 October 2018 | PD | ||
| Silvio Franceschelli | 31 October 2018 | 23 October 2022 | PD | ||
| David Bussagli | 23 October 2022 | Incumbent | PD | ||