Province of Lecce

Nation	Italy
Region	Apulia
Capital(s)	Lecce
Area	2,759 km²
Population (2008-12-31)	812,658
Density	294.6
Comuni	97
Vehicle Registration	LE
Postal Code	73001-73100
Telephone Prefix	0832, 0833, 0836
ISTAT	075
President	Antonio Maria Gabellone
Executive	People of Freedom
Map highlighting the location of the province of Lecce in Italy

Torre Sant'Andrea

The Province of Lecce (Italian: Provincia di Lecce) is a province in the Apulia region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Lecce. Totally included in the Salento peninsula, it is the second most populous province in Apulia and the twenty-first most populous in Italy.

It has an area of 2,759 km² and a total population of 812,658 (2008). There are 97 comunes (Italian: comuni) in the province, see Comunes of the Province of Lecce. As of 2008, the main communes by population were^[1]:

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Basilic of Santa Croce, Lecce	Piazza Duomo, Lecce	Acaya castle	Otranto seaside
Cathedral of Otranto	Torre Sant'Emiliano, not far from the Palascìa lighthouse	Torre dell'Orso beach	XVI century tower in Torre dell'Orso
XVI century tower in Roca Vecchia	Salandra square in Nardò	Le Puritate beach in Gallipoli	Cathedral of Ugento

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• Official website