province of Matera
Also known as Matera province, provincia di Matera
province of Italy
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Matera is a province in southern Italy, located in the Basilicata region. It is historically significant for its ancient cave dwellings and traditional settlements that have made it an important cultural and archaeological site.
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- Official name
- Provincia di Matera
- Area
- 3446.12
- Official website
- www.provincia.matera.it
- Image
- Basilicata Matera2 tango7174.jpg
- Dialing code
- 0835
- Licence plate code
- MT
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- Province of Matera
- postal code
- 75010–75029
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The province of Matera (Italian: provincia di Matera; Materano: provìngë dë Matàërë) is a province in the region of Basilicata in southern Italy. Its capital is the city of Matera. It has a population of 187,754 in an area of 3,447 square kilometres (1,331 mi) across its 31 municipalities. It is bordered by the province of Potenza in the west and south, the region of Calabria also to the south, the region of Apulia to the east and north, and by the Ionian Sea to the southeast.
The province is known for its history of cave dwellings known as sassi.