Province of Foggia
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Province of Foggia
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| Country | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy |
| Region | File:Flag of Apulia.svg Apulia |
| Capital(s) | Foggia |
| Municipalities | 61 |
| Government | |
| • President | Giuseppe Nobiletti |
| Area | |
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| GDP | |
| • Total | €10.670 billion (2015) |
| • Per capita | €16,874 (2015) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 71100 |
| Telephone prefix | 0881 |
| Vehicle registration | FG |
| ISTAT | 071 |
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The Province of Foggia (Template:Langx, Script error: No such module "IPA".; Template:Langx) is a province in the region of Apulia in southern Italy. Its capital is the city of Foggia. It has a population of 587,785 in an area of 7,007.54 square kilometres (2,705.63 sq mi) across its 61 municipalities.[5][6][1]
This province is also known as Daunia, after the Daunians, an Iapygian pre-Roman tribe living in Tavoliere plain, and as Capitanata, derived from Catapanata, since the area was governed by a catepan as part of the Catepanate of Italy during the High Middle Ages.
Geography
The province of Foggia can be divided in three parts: one centered on its capital called Tavoliere, another along the Apennines named Daunian Mountains and the third on the spur of the boot-shaped Italian peninsula called Gargano.
The Tavoliere is an important agricultural area: grapefruit, olives, durum wheat and tomato are the chief products. It is called "the granary of Italy" because of its significant wheat production.
Daunian Mountains lie along the border with Molise and Campania. Scattered with small villages, the mountains are covered by forests and pastures, with the main produce being hams and caciocavallo cheese. Faetar, a language descended from Franco-Provençal, is spoken in two villages: Faeto and Celle di San Vito.
The Gargano peninsula is partially mountainous and partially forested, Foresta Umbra with vegetation typical of Central Europe, the only part of the ancient black forest remaining in Italy. Its name comes from the word ombra (shadow) because of its density that prevents light from entering.[citation needed] The coast of Gargano has many beaches and tourist facilities. In the north are two major salt lakes Lesina and Varano. It produces olives, olive oil and typical mountain and seafood items.
Municipalities
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The province has 61 municipalities. In 2004, 3 municipalities of its previously 64 municipalities joined the newly-created Province of Barletta-Andria-Trani; Margherita di Savoia, San Ferdinando di Puglia and Trinitapoli.
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- Accadia
- Alberona
- Anzano di Puglia
- Apricena
- Ascoli Satriano
- Biccari
- Bovino
- Cagnano Varano
- Candela
- Carapelle
- Carlantino
- Carpino
- Casalnuovo Monterotaro
- Casalvecchio di Puglia
- Castelluccio dei Sauri
- Castelluccio Valmaggiore
- Castelnuovo della Daunia
- Celenza Valfortore
- Celle di San Vito
- Cerignola
- Chieuti
- Deliceto
- Faeto
- Foggia
- Ischitella
- Isole Tremiti
- Lesina
- Lucera
- Manfredonia
- Mattinata
- Monte Sant'Angelo
- Monteleone di Puglia
- Motta Montecorvino
- Ordona
- Orsara di Puglia
- Orta Nova
- Panni
- Peschici
- Pietramontecorvino
- Poggio Imperiale
- Rignano Garganico
- Rocchetta Sant'Antonio
- Rodi Garganico
- Roseto Valfortore
- San Giovanni Rotondo
- San Marco in Lamis
- San Marco la Catola
- San Nicandro Garganico
- San Paolo di Civitate
- San Severo
- Sant'Agata di Puglia
- Serracapriola
- Stornara
- Stornarella
- Torremaggiore
- Troia
- Vico del Gargano
- Vieste
- Volturara Appula
- Volturino
- Zapponeta
Demographics
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1861 | 316,417 | — |
| 1871 | 325,484 | +2.9% |
| 1881 | 354,963 | +9.1% |
| 1901 | 419,079 | +18.1% |
| 1911 | 470,049 | +12.2% |
| 1921 | 459,598 | −2.2% |
| 1931 | 473,293 | +3.0% |
| 1936 | 493,896 | +4.4% |
| 1951 | 617,701 | +25.1% |
| 1961 | 623,891 | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 619,002 | −0.8% |
| 1981 | 643,827 | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 657,000 | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 649,598 | −1.1% |
| 2011 | 626,072 | −3.6% |
| 2021 | 599,028 | −4.3% |
| Source: ISTAT[7][8] | ||
As of 2026, the population is 587,785, of which 49.7% are male, and 50.3% are female. Minors make up 15.1% of the population, and seniors make up 24.3%.[9][10]
Immigration
As of 2025, of the known countries of birth of 585,815 residents, the most numerous are: Italy (547,638 – 93.5%), Romania (8,623 – 1.5%), Morocco (4,777 – 0.8%), Germany (3,600 – 0.6%).[11][12]
Economy
Although less important today, the agricultural sector remains the mainstay of Foggia's economy; it is nicknamed the "granary of Italy". The few industries present are mostly devoted to food processing.
Most peeled tomatoes in Europe come from Foggia. Every year, two million tons of tomatoes are produced but farmers receive only eight cents per kilo. To survive in the free market, most tomato farmers recruit illegal immigrants.[13]
Tourism
Foggia receives many Catholic pilgrims each year to locations such as the Sanctuary of Saint Michael the Archangel in Monte Sant'Angelo, which was visited by Pope John Paul II in 1987, and to nearby San Giovanni Rotondo, the home of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina from 1916 until his death in 1968. As the number of pilgrims to San Giovanni Rotondo kept increasing over the years, in 2004 a new shrine near the church was built. The sanctuary has a capacity of around 6,000 people and its parvis has a 30,000 people capacity.
See also
- Daunia – historical region and people in the 7th to 5th centuries BC in the present-day province of Foggia
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Popolazione residente dei comuni. Censimenti dal 1861 al 1991" [Resident population of the municipalities. Censuses from 1861 to 1991] (PDF) (in italiano). ISTAT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2025-11-12.
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- ^ Template:In lang Angelo van Schaik, "Bureau Buitenland: de Italiaanse tomaat," Villa VPRO Radio1 (26 August 2010).
External links
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