Province of Como

Province of Como
Nation  Italy
Region Lombardia
Capital(s) Como
Area 1,288 km2
Population (2008) 582,736
Density 452 inhab./km2
Comuni 162
Vehicle Registration CO
Postal Code 22100
Telephone Prefix 031 0344 02 0331
ISTAT 013
President Leonardo Carioni
Executive Lega Nord
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Map highlighting the location of the province of Como in Italy

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 are Cantù, Erba, Mariano Comense, Olgiate Comasco, Canzo, Menaggio, and Bellagio. 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.

See also

References

  1. "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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