The province of Macerata embraces the
valleys of the Power and the Chienti and extends from the Appennines,
to the west, to the adriatic coast to east; 2.774 kmē; 298.295
inhabitants (108 for kmē), distributed in 57 commons. The
western mountaineous part, includes a section of the adriatic slope of
the Apennine Umbro-Marchigiano (mount Pennino, 1.570 m), with a
section of the Sibillini mounts (mount Bove, 2.113 m). The fluvial
valleys come down towards the sea separated by cross-sectional spurs;
the main centers rise on these hills, in dominant position
("balconies"). The sea coast is characterized by the new seaside
resorts founded in correspondence of the inner ancient historical
centers. Overcoming the sharecopper conduction, agriculture is now
modern and lands are subjected to a more rational exploitation. The
main productions are cereals, sugar beets, grape, vegetables.
Important it is the development of the industrial sector: mechanical,
transformation of the agricultural products and building enterprises
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