Province of Massa-Carrara

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Massa-Carrara (Italian: Provincia di Massa-Carrara) is a province in the Tuscany region of Italy. It is named after the two main towns in its territory: Carrara and Massa, its capital.

Geography and administration

The province covers has an area of 1,157 km², and a total population of 200,695 (2005). There are 17 comuni (singular: comune) in the province. As of June 30, 2005, the main comuni by population are:

Comune	Population
Massa	69,097
Carrara	65,221
Aulla	10,529
Montignoso	10,154
Fivizzano	8,947
Pontremoli	8,112
Licciana Nardi	4,892
Villafranca in Lunigiana	4,663
Fosdinovo	4,642
Mulazzo	2,593
Filattiera	2,411
Tresana	2,052
Podenzana	1,996
Bagnone	1,975
Zeri	1,296
Casola in Lunigiana	1,193
Comano	773

Economy

The province's economical relevance, once mainly based on the production of the famous white Carrara marble, has now shifted to the importation and fabrication of blocks of marble and granite from all over the world.

See also

• Massa
• Carrara
• Marble
• Duchy of Massa and Carrara
• Lunigiana

External links

• Province homepage (in Italian)
• Fotoscana: Massa (in Italian)
• Fotoscana: Carrara (in Italian)

References

1. Italian Institute of Statistics

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