The Province of Prato (Italian: Provincia di Prato) is a province in the Tuscany region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Prato. It was formed from part of the province of Florence in 1992.
The province has an area of 365 km², and a total population of about 250,000. There are 7 comune (municipalities) in the province.
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