Province of Como




Province in Lombardy, Italy






































































Province of Como
Province
San Fedele d'Intelvi.jpg

Coat of arms of Province of Como
Coat of arms

Map highlighting the location of the province of Como in Italy
Map highlighting the location of the province of Como in Italy

Country
 Italy
Region Lombardy
Capital(s) Como
Comuni
160
Government

 • President Maria Rita Livio
Area

 • Total 1,279 km2 (494 sq mi)
Population
(1 January 2015)

 • Total 599,905
 • Density 470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)
UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
22100
Telephone prefix 031 0344 02 0331
Vehicle registration CO
ISTAT 013
Website Official website

The Province of Como (Italian: Provincia di Como; German: Provinz Como; Comasco: pruincia de Comm) is a province in the north of the Lombardy region of Italy and borders the Swiss cantons of Ticino and Grigioni to the North, the Italian provinces of Sondrio and Lecco to the East, the Province of Monza and Brianza to the south and the Province of Varese to the West. The city of Como is its capital — other large towns, with more than 10,000 inhabitants, include Cantù, Erba, Mariano Comense and Olgiate Comasco. Campione d'Italia also belongs to the province and is enclaved in the Swiss canton of Ticino.


As of 31 December 2017[update], the main commune by population are:















































City
 Population

Como
 83,320

Cantù
 39,917

Mariano Comense
 24,908

Erba
 16,365

Olgiate Comasco[1]
 11,651

Lomazzo
 9,945

Lurate Caccivio
 9,893

Fino Mornasco
 9,845

Turate
 9,506

Cermenate
 9,204

The Bergamo Alps and some hills cover the territory of the province, and the most important body of water is the glacial Lake Como.



See also



  • Communes of the province of Como

  • Giuseppe Terragni

  • Antonio Sant'Elia

  • Alessandro Volta



References





  1. ^ dati a 30-04-2012[dead link]




External links



  • Official website (in Italian)





Coordinates: 45°49′N 9°5′E / 45.817°N 9.083°E / 45.817; 9.083









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