Province of Como

Province of Como
Province
Coat of arms
Map highlighting the location of the province of Como in Italy
Coordinates: 45°49′N 9°5′E / 45.817°N 9.083°E / 45.817; 9.083
Country	Italy
Region	Lombardy
Capital(s)	Como
Comuni	160
Government
• President	Fiorenzo Bongiasca
Area
• Total	1,279 km2 (494 sq mi)
Population  (1 January 2015)
• Total	599,905
• Density	470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
GDP [1]
• Total	€16.310 billion (2015)
• Per capita	€27,193 (2015)
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	www.provincia.como.it

The province of Como (Italian: provincia di Como; Comasco: pruincia de Comm) is a province in the Lombardy region of Italy. It 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 comuni (sg.: comune) by population are:

The Lugano Prealps cover the territory of the province, and the most important body of water is the glacial Lake Como.

See also

• Alessandro Volta
• Antonio Sant'Elia
• Giuseppe Terragni

References

External links

• Official website (in Italian)
• Media related to Province of Como (category) at Wikimedia Commons

This page was last edited on 12 March 2024, at 20:32