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The province of Matera -LRB- Provincia di Matera -RRB- is a province in the Basilicata region of Italy .. Basilicata. Basilicata. Matera. Matera. province. Provinces of Italy. Italy. Italy. Its capital is the city of Matera .. Matera. Matera. It has an area of 3447 km2 and a total population of 201,133 ; the city Matera has a population of 56,204 .. Matera. Matera. There are 31 comunes -LRB- Italian  : comuni -RRB- in the province -LRB- see Comunes of the Province of Matera -RRB- .. Province. Provinces of Italy. Matera. Matera. province. Provinces of Italy. Comunes of the Province of Matera. Comunes of the Province of Matera. The province of Matera is bordered by the province of Potenza in the west and south , the region of Calabria also to the south , the region of Apulia to the east and north , and by the Ionian Sea to the southeast .. Matera. Matera. province. Provinces of Italy. province of Potenza. province of Potenza. Calabria. Calabria. Apulia. Apulia. Ionian Sea. Ionian Sea. The history of settlement in the region dates back to the Palaeolithic Period and the first instance of organised settlement was in 251 BCE , when Roman Republic consul Lucius Caecilius Metellus founded the town as Matera .. Matera. Matera. Palaeolithic. Paleolithic. consul. Roman consul. Lucius Caecilius Metellus. Lucius Caecilius Metellus ( consul 251 BC ). Matera was sacked multiple times ; initially by the Franks , then by Roman Emperor Louis II of Italy , and then by invading Muslims during the 10th century .. Matera. Matera. Italy. Italy. Franks. Franks. Louis II of Italy. Louis II of Italy. Following this , the town was owned by the Capetian House of Anjou and the Crown of Aragon and was sold multiple times to successive wealthy families .. Capetian House of Anjou. Capetian House of Anjou. Crown of Aragon. Crown of Aragon. Giovanni Carlo Tramontano , Count of Matera was briefly leader of the city but was despised by the residents , who saw him as tyrannical and rebelled against him , murdering Tramontano on 29 December 1514 .. Matera. Matera. The city Matera was announced to be the capital of ancient district Lucania -LRB- Basilicata -RRB- in 1663 ; this status was removed from the city in 1806 and 1860 .. Basilicata. Basilicata. Matera. Matera. Lucania. Lucania. Under the Fascist rule of Italy , the title of Matera serving as the capital of Basilicata was restored in 1927 .. Basilicata. Basilicata. Matera. Matera. Italy. Italy. The province is known for its history of `` cave dwellings '' known as sassi .. province. Provinces of Italy