Province of Rieti

The Province of Rieti () is a province in the Lazio region of Central Italy. Its capital is the city of Rieti.
History.
The province of Rieti was created in January of 1927 with parts of the provinces of Rome and L'Aquila.
Geography.
The province of Rieti has an area of , the second smallest province of the Lazio region.
The province is in the northeast of the Lazio region. It borders to the west, along the Tiber river, with the Viterbo province and the Rome, to the north with the Umbria region (provinces of Perugia and Terni), and to the east by Province of Ascoli Piceno in the Marche region, and with the provinces of L'Aquila and Teramo in the Abruzzo region.
The territory of the province is mostly mountainous with the "Monti Sabini" and "Monti Reatini" to the north, on the border with the Umbria region; the "Monti Terminillo" and the "Monti della Laga" to the east; and the "Monti del Cicolano" and "Monti della Duchessa" to the southeast.
The highest mountain in the province is Monte Gorzano (), in the "Monti della Laga" in the eastern part of the province along the border with the Teramo province, with an altitude of .
The main rivers in the province are:
There are several artificial lakes; the largest is the "Lago del Salto" with an area of .
Population.
, there are 157,429 persons living in the province, for a population density of inhabitants/km².
Evolution of the population in the province of Rieti
Administration.
There are 73 municipalities (or "comuni") in the province; they are:
The largest "comune" is Rieti, with and the smallest is Frasso Sabino (). The "comune" with fewest people living in it is Marcetelli with 89 inhabitants.
Main "comuni".
The following table shows the 10 "comuni" with more inhabitants with their population, and their area and altitude.