An explanation of Italy's political sub-divisions: |
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Regione - Region. The largest type of political sub-division,
which is comprised of provinces. There are 20 regions in Italy--one of which is CALABRIA.
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Provincia - Province. The second largest type of political
sub-division, which are comprised of comuni (the plural form of comune).
There are currently 5 provinces which comprise the region of Calabria.
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Comune - Municipality, city or town. Comuni are comprised
of even smaller divisions called frazioni (plural of frazione).
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Frazione - Hamlet, ward or village. They are
dependant on the comuni to which they are attached. All administrative
responsibility of the frazioni lies at the comune level--including civil
registrations and vital records.
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