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.