Place:Siracusa, Sicilia, Italy

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NameSiracusa
Alt namesProvincia di Siracusasource: Wikipedia
Syracusesource: Wikipedia
TypeProvince
Coordinates37.05°N 15.0°E
Located inSicilia, Italy
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The Province of Syracuse was a province in the autonomous island region of Sicily in Italy. Its capital was the city of Syracuse, a town established by Greek colonists arriving from Corinth in the 8th century BC. It had an area of and a total population of 403,985 (2016). Syracuse had 8% of the Sicilian population and 8.2% of Sicily's area.

Following the suppression of the Sicilian provinces, it was replaced in August 2015 by the Free municipal consortium of Syracuse.

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