Province of Frosinone
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Province of Frosinone Provincia di Frosinone |
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 Map highlighting the location of the province of Frosinone in Italy |
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| Country |
 Italy
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| Region |
 Lazio
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| Capital(s) | Frosinone |
| Comuni | 91 |
| Government | |
| • President | Antonio Pompeo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,244 km2 (1,253 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 496,420 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 03100 |
| Telephone prefix | 0775 |
| Vehicle registration | FR |
| ISTAT | 060 |
The Province of Frosinone (Italian: Provincia di Frosinone) is a province in the Lazio region of Italy, with 91 comuni (singular: comune; see Comuni of the Province of Frosinone). Its capital is the city of Frosinone. It has an area of 3,244 square kilometres (1,253 sq mi) and a total population of 496,420 (2015).
The Province was established by Royal Decree on 6 December 1926 with territories belonging to Lazio and to Campania. The Campania areas were the left valley of the Liri-Garigliano river, the district of Sora, the Comino Valley, the district of Cassino, the Gulf of Formia and Gaeta, the Pontine islands, which until then had been for centuries included in the Province called Terra di Lavoro, of the Kingdom of Naples (or of the Two Sicilies).
As of 31 December 2014, the main comuni by population are:
The first traces of human presence in the provincial territory date back to prehistoric times: a famous skull of Homo erectus (Homo cepranensis, in the Prehistorical Museum of Pofi), dating from 800,000 years ago, constitutes the most ancient finding of the Homo species in Europe.
In historical times (10th-9th centuries BC), the area, previously occupied by the so-called Pelasgic civilization, was settled by Indo-European colonists. This arrival is echoed in numerous legends, like those of Aeneas and Saturn: the latter, ousted by Olympus, would come to Lazio to help the men and found seven cities whose name begins with "A" (for example, Alatri and Anagni).
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