Province of Modena | |
Native Name Lang: | it |
Settlement Type: | Province |
Coordinates: | 44.6447°N 10.9256°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Italy |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Emilia-Romagna |
Seat Type: | Capital(s) |
Seat: | Modena |
Parts Type: | Comuni |
Parts Style: | para |
P1: | 48 |
Leader Title: | President |
Leader Name: | Gian Domenico Tomei |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 2688 |
Population Total: | 700722 |
Population As Of: | 31 August 2017 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type2: | GDP |
Demographics2 Footnotes: | [1] |
Demographics2 Title1: | Total |
Demographics2 Info1: | €25.296 billion (2015) |
Demographics2 Title2: | Per capita |
Demographics2 Info2: | €36,034 (2015) |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 41000-41100 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone prefix |
Area Code: | 059, 0535, 0536 |
Iso Code: | IT-MO |
Registration Plate: | MO |
Blank Name Sec1: | ISTAT |
Blank Info Sec1: | 036 |
The province of Modena (Italian: provincia di Modena) is a province in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Modena.It has an area of 2689km2 and a total population of about 701,000 (2015). There are 48 comuni (: comune) in the province[2] (see list of comuni of the province of Modena). The largest after Modena are Carpi, Sassuolo, Formigine and Castelfranco Emilia.
Modena is one of the most important industrial areas in Europe. It is widely considered as the capital of the supercar and sports car industry, lodging the Ferrari, Maserati, De Tomaso and Pagani car manufacturers and related industries such as Motovario, is home to international food industries like Grandi Salumifici, Cremonini Group, Fini Group, and several pottery manufacturers, textile firms, and pharmaceutical companies.