title: Province of Ascoli Piceno
text: The Province of Ascoli Piceno () is a province in the region of Marche in Italy. Its capital is the city of Ascoli Piceno.
  
  Geography
  
  Ascoli Piceno has an area of . The province is bordered to the east by the Adriatic Sea and to the north with the provinces of  Macerata and Fermo. It borders with three regionsː the Abruzzo region to the south, the Lazio region to the soutwest and the Umbria region to the west.
  
  The main river in the province is Tronto,  long and the highest mountain is Monte Vettore (), with an altitude of .
  
  Population
  There are 209,450 persons living in the province (1 January 2017). The population density was  inhabitants/km².
  
  Evolution of the population
  
  Municipalities 
  There are 33 municipalities (or comuni) in the province; they are:
  
   Acquasanta Terme
   Acquaviva Picena
   Appignano del Tronto
   Arquata del Tronto
   Ascoli Piceno
   Carassai
   Castel di Lama
   Castignano
   Castorano
   Colli del Tronto
   Comunanza	
   Cossignano
   Cupra Marittima
   Folignano
   Force
   Grottammare
   Maltignano
   Massignano
   Monsampolo del Tronto
   Montalto delle Marche
   Montedinove
   Montefiore dell'Aso	
   Montegallo
   Montemonaco
   Monteprandone
   Offida
   Palmiano
   Ripatransone
   Roccafluvione
   Rotella
   San Benedetto del Tronto
   Spinetoli
   Venarotta
  
  The largest comune is Ascoli Piceno, with  and the smallest is Colli del Tronto, with . The comune with fewest inhabitants is Palmiano, with 188 inhabitants.
  
  Main comuni
  The following table shows the 10 comuni with more inhabitants with their population, and their area and altitude.
  
  Gallery
  
  Related pages
   List of comuni of the Province of Ascoli Piceno
  
  References
  
  Other websites
  
   Province of Ascoli Piceno official website 
  
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