- Province of Como
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Province of Como — Province — 
Coat of armsMap highlighting the location of the province of Como in Italy
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ItalyRegion Lombardia Capital(s) Como Comuni 160 Government - President Leonardo Carioni Area - Total 1,288 km2 (497.3 sq mi) Population (2008) - Total 582,736 - Density 452.4/km2 (1,171.8/sq mi) Time zone CET (UTC+1) - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2) Postal code 22100 Telephone prefix 031 0344 02 0331 Vehicle registration CO ISTAT 013 The Province of Como (Italian: Provincia di Como) 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 Milan 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, are 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 May 31, 2005, the main commune by population[1] are:
Commune Population Como 84,085 Cantù 37,870 Mariano Comense 21,844 Erba 16,874 Olgiate Comasco 10,893 Lurate Caccivio 10,052 Cermenate 8,772 Fino Mornasco 8,748 Turate 8,389 Lomazzo 8,329 Inverigo 8,280 Mozzate 7,494 Appiano Gentile 7,236 Cabiate 7,100 Cernobbio 7,036 Canzo 5,192 Menaggio 3,235 Bellagio 3,033 The Bergamo Alps and some hills cover the territory of the province, and the most important body of water is the glacial Lake Como. Como is also famous because it is the city of Alessandro Volta, inventor of the electric battery in 1800.
(Towns of Brianza in Province of Como: Albavilla, Albese con Cassano, Alserio, Alzate Brianza, Anzano del Parco, Arosio, Brenna, Cabiate, Cantù, Canzo, Carimate, Carugo, Caslino d'Erba, Castelmarte, Cermenate, Cucciago, Erba, Eupilio, Figino Serenza, Fino Mornasco, Inverigo, Lambrugo, Longone al Segrino,Luisago, Lurago d'Erba, Mariano Comense, Merone, Monguzzo, Montorfano, Novedrate, Orsenigo, Ponte Lambro, Proserpio, Pusiano. Capiago Intimiano, Casnate con Bernate, Lipomo, Senna Comasco, Tavernerio. Some people include in Brianza also these other municipalities of the province of Como : Villa Guardia, Grandate, Montano Lucino, Cavallasca and Asso, Sormano, Caglio, Rezzago, Lasnigo, Magreglio, Civenna )
See also
References
- ^ "Unione Provincia d'Italia". Italian institute of statistics "Istat". http://www.upinet.it/indicatore.asp?id_statistiche=6. Retrieved 16 April 2005. (Italian and requires proprietary Microsoft software)
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