Province of Piacenza

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Province of Piacenza
Province
The provincial seat in 1981
Flag Coat of arms
Map highlighting the location of the province of Piacenza in Italy
Country	Italy
Region	Emilia-Romagna
Capital(s)	Piacenza
Comuni	48
Government
• President	Patrizia Barbieri
Area
• Total	2,585.86 km2 (998.41 sq mi)
Population  (30 June 2016)
• Total	286,572
• Density	110/km2 (290/sq mi)
GDP [1]
• Total	€8.929 billion (2015)
• Per capita	€31,056 (2015)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	29010, 29020, 29100
Telephone prefix	0523
ISO 3166 code	IT-PC
Vehicle registration	PC
ISTAT	033

The province of Piacenza (Italian: provincia di Piacenza) is a province in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. Its provincial capital is the city Piacenza. As of 2016, it has a total population of 286,572 inhabitants over an area of 2,585.86 square kilometres (998.41 sq mi), giving it a population density of 111.38 inhabitants per square kilometre. The city Piacenza has a population of 102,269, as of 2015. The provincial president is Patrizia Barbieri and it contains 48 comuni (sg.: comune).^[2] The province dates back to its founding by the Romans in 218 BCE.