Back مقاطعة طارنت Arabic Provincia de Taranto AST تارانتو اوستانی AZB Таранта (правінцыя) Byelorussian Таранто (провинция) Bulgarian Proviñs Taranto Breton Província de Tàrent Catalan Taranto (lalawigan) CEB Provincie Taranto Czech Talaith Taranto Welsh
Province of Taranto
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Map highlighting the location of the province of Taranto in Italy | |
| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Apulia |
| Capital(s) | Taranto |
| Comuni | 29 |
| Government | |
| • President | Rinaldo Melucci |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,437 km2 (941 sq mi) |
| Population (30 September 2017) | |
• Total | 581,092 |
| GDP | |
| • Total | €9.780 billion (2015) |
| • Per capita | €16,655 (2015) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 74100 |
| Telephone prefix | 099 |
| Vehicle registration | TA |
| ISTAT | 073 |
The province of Taranto (Italian: provincia di Taranto; Tarantino: provìgne de Tarde; Salentino: provincia ti Tàrantu), previously known as the province of the Ionian, is a province in the Apulia region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Taranto. It has an area of 2,437 square kilometres (941 sq mi), and a total population of 581,092 (2017). The province contains 29 comuni (sg.: comune).[2] The coat of arms of the province contains a scorpion, which Pyrrhus is thought to have seen when looking down at Taranto.
- ^ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional Gross Domestic Product (Small regions TL3), OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.
- ^ "Province of Taranto". Upinet. Archived from the original on 7 August 2007. Retrieved 1 August 2015.