The Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria () is a metropolitan city in the region of Calabria in southern Italy. Its capital is the city of Reggio Calabria. It has a population of 510,590 in an area of across its 97 municipalities. It replaced the province of Reggio Calabria in 2017.
Comprising the "toe" of the boot-shaped Italian Peninsula, the Aspromonte massif dominates the western part of the metropolitan city's territory: with its long coastline, it is a popular tourist destination during the summer.
History The Metropolitan City was created by the reform of local authorities (Law 142/1990), and then established by the Law 56/2014.
Government The Metropolitan City is headed by the Metropolitan Mayor (sindaco metropolitano) and the Metropolitan Council (consiglio metropolitano).
List of metropolitan mayors Metropolitan Mayor Term start Term end Party 1Giuseppe Falcomatà2 February 201710 January 2026Democratic Party 2Francesco Cannizzaro4 June 2026IncumbentForza Italia
Municipalities
The metropolitan city has 97 municipalities:
Africo Agnana Calabra Anoia Antonimina Ardore Bagaladi Bagnara Calabra Benestare Bianco Bivongi Bova Bova Marina Bovalino Brancaleone Bruzzano Zeffirio Calanna Camini Campo Calabro Candidoni Canolo Caraffa del Bianco Cardeto Careri Casignana Caulonia Ciminà Cinquefrondi Cittanova Condofuri Cosoleto Delianuova Feroleto della Chiesa Ferruzzano Fiumara Galatro Gerace Giffone Gioia Tauro Gioiosa Ionica Grotteria Laganadi Laureana di Borrello Locri Mammola Marina di Gioiosa Ionica Maropati Martone Melicuccà Melicucco Melito di Porto Salvo Molochio Monasterace Montebello Ionico Motta San Giovanni Oppido Mamertina Palizzi Palmi Pazzano Placanica Platì Polistena Portigliola Reggio di Calabria Riace Rizziconi Roccaforte del Greco Roccella Ionica Roghudi Rosarno Samo San Ferdinando San Giorgio Morgeto San Giovanni di Gerace San Lorenzo San Luca San Pietro di Caridà San Procopio San Roberto Sant'Agata del Bianco Sant'Alessio in Aspromonte Sant'Eufemia d'Aspromonte Sant'Ilario dello Ionio Santa Cristina d'Aspromonte Santo Stefano in Aspromonte Scido Scilla Seminara Serrata Siderno Sinopoli Staiti Stignano Stilo Taurianova Terranova Sappo Minulio Varapodio Villa San Giovanni
Demographics As of 2026, the population is 510,590, of which 48.8% are male, and 51.2% are female. Minors make up 15.8% of the population, and seniors make up 24.6%.
Immigration As of 2025, immigrants make up 7.6% of the population. The 5 largest foreign countries of birth are Romania, Morocco, India, Ukraine, and Argentina.
See also Province of Reggio Calabria
References
External links
Provincia di Reggio Calabria archived website Information on Southern Italy Naples, Italy, Consulate General of the United States. (Includes links to relevant official websites, Italian and American, including area governments, colleges and universities, cultural, travel and tourism sites related to the region.)