Province of Como | |
Native Name Lang: | it |
Settlement Type: | Province |
Coordinates: | 45.8167°N 14°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Italy |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Lombardy |
Seat Type: | Capital(s) |
Seat: | Como |
Parts Type: | Comuni |
Parts Style: | para |
P1: | 160 |
Leader Title: | President |
Leader Name: | Fiorenzo Bongiasca |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 1279 |
Population Total: | 599905 |
Population As Of: | 1 January 2015 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type2: | GDP |
Demographics2 Footnotes: | [1] |
Demographics2 Title1: | Total |
Demographics2 Info1: | €16.310 billion (2015) |
Demographics2 Title2: | Per capita |
Demographics2 Info2: | €27,193 (2015) |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 22100 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone prefix |
Area Code: | 031 0344 02 0331 |
Registration Plate: | CO |
Blank Name Sec1: | ISTAT |
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.
, the main comuni (: comune) by population are:
City | Population | |
---|---|---|
Como | 83,320 | |
Cantù | 39,917 | |
Mariano Comense | 24,908 | |
Erba | 16,365 | |
Olgiate Comasco[2] | 11,651 | |
Lomazzo | 9,945 | |
Lurate Caccivio | 9,893 | |
Fino Mornasco | 9,845 | |
Turate | 9,506 | |
Cermenate | 9,204 |
The Lugano Prealps cover the territory of the province, and the most important body of water is the glacial Lake Como.