Province of Catania
| Provincia di Catania Val di Catania | |
|---|---|
| Province of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, the Kingdom of Italy and the Italian Republic | |
| 1818–2015 | |
Map highlighting area and location of the province of Catania in Southern Italy until 1927 | |
Map highlighting area and location of the province of Catania in Italy since 1927 | |
| Capital | Catania |
| Area | |
| • Coordinates | 37°31′N 15°4′E / 37.517°N 15.067°E |
• 2014 | 3,552 km2 (1,371 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• 2014 | 1,116,917 |
| History | |
• Established | 1 January 1818 |
• Royal Decree of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies | 11 October 1817 |
• Giuseppe Garibaldi's Decree for the Kingdom of Italy | 11 June 1860 |
• Disestablished | 4 August 2015 |
| Today part of | Metropolitan City of Catania |
The province of Catania (Italian: provincia di Catania; Sicilian: pruvincia di Catania) was a province in the autonomous island region of Sicily, Italy. Its capital was the city of Catania. It had an area of 3,552 square kilometres (1,371 mi2) and a total population of about 1,116,917 as of 31 December 2014.
Historically known also as Val di Catania, it included until 1927 a large part of the province of Enna.
It was replaced by the Metropolitan City of Catania starting from August 4, 2013.