Vibo Valentia, town (1991 pop. 34,836), Calabria, S Italy, near the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is an agricultural and commercial center. A flourishing Roman town, Vibo was destroyed by the Arabs in the 9th cent. and was rebuilt by Emperor Frederick II in the 13th cent. The town has suffered from numerous earthquakes (especially in 1783 and 1905), but Frederick II's castle still stands. There are also Greek ruins. Vibo was known until 1928 as Monteleone di Calabria.

The Province of Vibo Valentia (Provincia di Vibo Valentia) is a province in the Calabria region (Italy), recently set up by a national law 6 March 1992 and coming into effect 1 January 1996. It was formerly part of the Province of Catanzaro. Its capital is the city of Vibo Valentia and its license plate is VV.

The Province has an area of 1,139 km² (7.6% of the total surface of Calabria), and a total population of 168,894 (ISTAT 2005). There are 50 comuni (singular: comune) in the province , see Comuni of the Province of Vibo Valentia.

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External links

• Provincia di Vibo Valentia homepage
• Living in Calabria - A Guide plus Photo Gallery - 2008