'Trapani' (
Italian: ''Provincia di Trapani'') is a
province in the autonomous island region of
Sicily in
Italy. Its capital is the city of
Trapani.
It has an area of 2,460 km², and a total population of 425,121 (2001). There are 24
comunes (Italian: ''comuni'') in the province
[1], see
Comunes of the Province of Trapani.
Besides the capital
Trapani, other cities and places of interest in the province include
Segesta,
Gibellina,
Erice,
Castelvetrano,
Alcamo,
Marsala,
Mazara del Vallo,
Castellammare del Golfo, and
Mozia. The nearby island of
Pantelleria, and the
Aegadian Islands are also administratively a part of Trapani province.
The province of Trapani alone produces more
wine than the entire regions of
Tuscany or
Piedmont or such nations as
Hungary,
Austria or
Chile.
External links
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Province website
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Pictures, history, tourism, gastronomy, books, local products, local surnames, transportation in the province of Trapani