The Province of Gorizia ( , ) is a province in the autonomous Friuli � Venezia Giulia region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Gorizia. It belonged to the Province of Udine between 1924 and 1927 and the communes of Sonzia, Plezzo, Bergogna, Caporetto, Tolmino, Circhina, Santa Lucia d'Isonzo, Gracova Serravalle, Canale d'Isonzo, Cal di Canale, Idria, Montenero d'Idria, Castel Dobra, Salona d'Isonzo, Gargaro, Chiapovano, Aidussina, Santa Croce di Aidùssina, Cernizza Goriziana, Tarnova della Selva, Sambasso, Merna, Ranziano, Montespino, Opacchiasella, Temenizza, Rifembergo, Comeno, San Daniele del Carso, Zolla, Vipacco, San Martino di Quisca and San Vito di Vipacco; and the eastern part of Gorizia, were part of this province between 1918 and 1924, and from 1927 to 1947. These communes are now part of Slovenia.
It has an area of 466 km2, and a total population of 136,491 (2001). It has a coastal length of 47,6 km. There are 25 communes in the province ().
Around 11% of the population of the province is of Slovene ethnicity. The Italian legislation ensures the protection of the Slovene linguistic minority in 9 of the 25 municipalities composing the province.
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