Strait of Messina metropolitan area

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Strait of Messina Metropolitan Area Area Metropolitana dello Stretto di Messina
Metropolitan Area
View of Strait of Messina, from the Sicilian coast
Strait of Messina from satellite
Country	Italy
Regions	Sicily,  Calabria
Largest city	Messina
Other Major Cities	Reggio Calabria Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto Milazzo
Area
• Total	1,907.50 km2 (736.49 sq mi)
Population  (November 2011)
• Total	744,646
• Density	390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Website	www.provincia.messina.it www.provincia.rc.it

The Metropolitan Area of Strait of Messina (Area Metropolitana dello Stretto di Messina, in Italian), is the urban agglomeration around the Strait of Messina, and is one of the most populated and important areas of Southern Italy. It includes part of the Province of Messina, in Sicily, and part of the Province of Reggio Calabria, in Calabria.