Latina, Lazio, Italy

The Province of Latina (Italian: Provincia di Latina) is a province in the Lazio region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Latina.

It has an area of 2,251 sq.km, and a total population of 519,850 (2005). There are 33 comuni in the province.

The province of Latina was founded on December 18, 1934, encompassing mainly the dried areas of the Agro Pontino previously part of the province of Rome. Apart the Pontine lands, it includes the Aurunci, Lepini and Ausoni mountain ranges, as well as the Pontine islands archipelago. The port of Gaeta and Formia, in the southernmost part of the province, belonged traditionally and linguistically to Campania.

Once mainly used as penitentiaries, the Pontine Islands are now a renowned touristical resort in summer. The only inhabited islands are Ponza and Ventotene