The province of Modena is a province in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Modena. It has an area of 2,689 square kilometres (1,038 mi2) and a total population of about 701,000 (2015). There are 48 comuni in the province. The largest after Modena are Carpi, Sassuolo, Formigine and Castelfranco Emilia.