The province of Livorno or, traditionally, province of Leghorn ( it, provincia di Livorno) is a province in the Tuscany region of Italy. It includes several islands of the Tuscan Archipelago, including Elba and Capraia. Its capital is the city of

Livorno Livorno () is a port city on the Ligurian Sea on the western coast of Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Livorno, having a population of 158,493 residents in December 2017. It is traditionally known in English as Leghorn (pronou ...

. When formed in 1861, the province included only Livorno and Elba Island. It was extended in 1925 with land from the provinces of

Pisa Pisa ( , or ) is a city and ''comune'' in Tuscany, central Italy, straddling the Arno just before it empties into the Ligurian Sea. It is the capital city of the Province of Pisa. Although Pisa is known worldwide for its leaning tower, the cit ...

and Genoa. It has an area of and a total population of 343,003 (2012). There are 19 '' comuni'' (singular: '' comune'') in the province. The coastline of the area is known as "Costa degli Etruschi" (Etruscan Coast). The province of Livorno is coastal and contains a number of coastal towns. Livorno is a highly important port for tourism and trading, and a number of watchtowers are located nearby the city. At Calafuria, the sea contains sponges, shellfish, fish, and protected red coral (''Corallium rubrum''). The coastlines of Quercianella and Castiglioncello are rocky. The waters around the province of Livorno sometimes contain dolphins. The town Marina di Bibbona was initially founded as a fort due to its strategic coastal position. Town San Vincenzo contains a fourteenth-century tower for strategic reasons. The sand of

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is silver and black due to its high iron concentration, and the area contains an archaeological park.

Subdivisions

''Comuni''

The province is subdivided into 19 '' comuni'' (singular: ''comune''). This is the complete list of ''comuni'' in the province of Livorno: *

Bibbona Bibbona is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Livorno in the Italian region Tuscany, located about southwest of Florence and about southeast of Livorno in the Val di Cecina. History The town's hilly location allowed for natural defen ...

* Campiglia Marittima *

Campo nell'Elba Campo nell'Elba is a ''comune'' (municipality) on the island of Elba, in the Province of Livorno in the Italian region of Tuscany, located about southwest of Florence and about south of Livorno. See also *Monte Capanne *Marina di Campo Airport * ...

Capoliveri Capoliveri is a ''comune'' (municipality) on the island of Elba in Italy. Administratively it is part of the Province of Livorno in the Tuscany region, located about southwest of Florence and about south of Livorno. The name appeared for the firs ...

* Capraia Isola * Castagneto Carducci *

Cecina Cecina may refer to: * Cecina (meat), a Spanish and Mexican culinary specialty made of beef * ''Cecina'' (gastropod), a genus of freshwater snails in the family Pomatiopsidae * Cecina, Tuscany, Italy * Caecinia gens, an ancient Roman family * Far ...

Collesalvetti Collesalvetti is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Livorno in the Italian region Tuscany, located about southwest of Florence, northeast of Livorno and only south from Pisa. Geography Collesalvetti borders the following municipalit ...

Marciana Marciana is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Livorno, Tuscany (Italy), located in the western Elba Elba ( it, isola d'Elba, ; la, Ilva) is a Mediterranean island in Tuscany, Italy, from the coastal town of Piombino on the Italian ma ...

* Marciana Marina * Piombino * Porto Azzurro * Portoferraio * Rio * Rosignano Marittimo * San Vincenzo * Sassetta *

Suvereto Suvereto is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Livorno in the Italian region Tuscany, located about southwest of Florence and about southeast of Livorno. Government ;''Frazioni '' The municipality is formed by the municipal seat o ...

Subdivisions

''Comuni''

Government

List of presidents of the province of Livorno

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