Province of Perugia

The province of Perugia (Italian: provincia di Perugia) is the larger of the two provinces in the region of Umbria in centralItaly, comprising two-thirds of both the area and population of the region. Its capital is the city of Perugia. The province covered all of Umbria until 1927, when the province of Terni was carved out of its southern third. The province has a population of 635,988 in an area of 6,337.15 square kilometres (2,446.79 sq mi), covering about two-thirds of Umbria.^[2][1]

The province has numerous tourist attractions, especially artistic and historical ones, and is home to the Lake Trasimeno, the largest lake of Central Italy. It is historically the ancestral origin of the Umbri, while later it was a Roman province and then part of the Papal States until the late 19th century.

The Etruscans likely founded Perugia in the 6th century BC. The Umbra and Tiber valleys are located in the province. The eastern part of the province is a hilly region while the rest was covered by forests. The province lies in the basin of the river Tiber and its tributaries Chiaseio, Nestore, Naja, and Chiana.^[4] The southern regions are less hilly. Silk, corn and grass are some of the most important agricultural products of the province.

The 1840 version of the Penny Cyclopaedia records that Perugia supplied almost half of the butcher's meat required in the city of Rome. The large number of cattle was fed on grass growing on the plain areas irrigated by the water of Tiber and its tributaries. After the province of Rome, Viterbo and Spoleto e Rieti the Perugian province was the fourth most important of the Papal States.^[4]

The largest lake in central Italy, Lake Trasimeno is located in the Province of Perugia. The lake has three islands – Polvese, Maggiore and Minore.^[5] The lake has a circumference of about 30 miles but is relatively shallow. It is fed by springs in the nearby hills.^[4]

Perugia was incorporated into the Kingdom of Italy in 1860, as the Province of Umbria. The province at the time was somewhat larger than the current region of Umbria, comprising Rieti to the south (now part of Lazio). It was subdivided into the districts (circondari) of Perugia, Foligno, Orvieto, Terni, Rieti and Spoleto. In 1921, the municipal council of Terni proposed the separation of the province into the new provinces of Perugia and Terni.

In 1923, Rieti together with Cittaducale were added to the province of Rome (Lazio). The remaining Province of Umbria was divided into the provinces of Perugia and Terni in 1927.

The 59 municipalities in the province of Perugia are administered by an elected local authority which is responsible for regional planning, managing and addressing municipalities activities, environment, energy, road maintenance etc.^[6]

As of 2026, the population is 635,988, of which 48.7% are male, and 51.3% are female. Minors make up 14% of the population, and seniors make up 27.2%.^[2]

In 2007, 25 people died of consequences of drug overdose in the province of Perugia. This was the highest number of deaths recorded due to drug overdose in any Italian province.^[9]

この州は中世の宮殿、城、要塞で有名です。この州の重要な観光地には、ペルージャ市内のポルタ・マルツィア近くのローマ円形劇場、カッセロ・ディ・ポルタ・サンタンジェロ、パラッツォ・デル・カピターノ・デル・ポポロ、サン・ロレンツォ大聖堂、サン・ベルナルディーノの説教壇、ピアッツァIVノヴェンブレ、マッジョーレ噴水、ウンブリア国立美術館、ウンブリア国立考古学博物館、サン・ピエトロ大聖堂の鐘楼、アッシジ市内の聖クララ大聖堂、聖フランチェスコ大聖堂、ミネルヴァ神殿（紀元前1世紀に遡る）、サンタ・マリア・デッリ・アンジェリ大聖堂などがあります。最初のキリスト教修道士である聖ベネディクトはノルチャで生まれました。^{[ 5 ]}

グッビオの町には、紀元1世紀に遡るローマ劇場があります。聖フランチェスコが父から相続した財産をすべて手放して歩いた道であるフランシスコの平和の道は、アッシジとグッビオを結んでいます。アッシジはユネスコの世界遺産です。^{[ 5 ]}

スポレートで開催される「フェスティバル・デイ・ドゥエ・モンディ」という文化祭、近くのサン・ウバルド大聖堂へのろうそく行列を伴うチェリ祭、グッビオでのクロスボウ競技「クロスボウ・パリオ」も多くの観光客を惹きつけています。この県は、黒トリュフ、イースターピザ、カステッルッチョのレンズ豆、ノルチャのサラミや熟成肉などの料理でも知られています。^{[ 5 ]}

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  ペルージャ、コルソ・ヴァンヌッチ
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  グッビオ
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  アッシジ、サン フランチェスコ大聖堂

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