Agrigento (Italian: Provincia di Agrigento; Sicilian: Pruvincia di Girgenti) is a province in the autonomous island region of Sicily in Italy. It has an area of 3,042 km², and a total population of 454,370 (2009). There are 43 comunes (Italian: comuni) in the province (see Comunes of the Province of Agrigento).
The most important cities are Sciacca, Canicattì, Favara, Licata, Porto Empedocle, and the capital, Agrigento.
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