Province of Bergamo explained

Province of Bergamo
Native Name Lang:it
Settlement Type:Province
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Italy
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Lombardy
Seat Type:Capital(s)
Seat:Bergamo
Parts Type:Comuni
Parts Style:para
P1:243
Leader Party:PD
Leader Title:President
Leader Name:Pasquale Gandolfi
Population Demonym:Bergamascan or Bergamasque
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:2754.91
Population Total:1103768
Population As Of:01/01/2023
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type2:GDP
Demographics2 Footnotes:[1]
Demographics2 Title1:Total
Demographics2 Info1:€33.795 billion (2015)
Demographics2 Title2:Per capita
Demographics2 Info2:€30,485 (2015)
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:24000-24100
Area Code Type:Telephone prefix
Area Code:035, 0345, 0346, 0363, 02, 030
Registration Plate:BG
Blank Name Sec1:ISTAT

The province of Bergamo (Italian: provincia di Bergamo; proìnsa de Bèrghem) is a province in the Lombardy region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Bergamo. The province has a population of 1,103,768 (2023), an area of 2754.91sqkm, and contains 242 comuni (: comune).

Geography

The province of Bergamo borders the province of Sondrio to the north, the province of Brescia to the east, the province of Cremona to the south and the Metropolitan City of Milan and the provinces of Monza and Brianza and Lecco to the west. The northern part spans the Orobian Alps with the highest point being Mount Coca at 3052m (10,013feet). Its rivers include the Serio, Dezzo, Cherio, Brembo, and Adda. Its valleys include the Seriana, Cavallina, and Brembana. Other, smaller but important valleys include the Valle Imagna, the Val di Scalve, the Val Brembilla, the Val Serina, and the Val Taleggio. The southern part is mainly made up of flatlands.

In the east, Lake Iseo forms its boundary which the Oglio from the Camonica Valley flows through. Minerals are found in the area of Trescore Balneario and San Pellegrino (the source of the mineral water of the same name) and other places.

Economy

Agriculture

The low-lying areas are rich in pastures along with corn, wine, grain, rice and flax that are cultivated. Hunting is common.Very common is also the breeding of poultry, pigs with modern techniques, and the traditional sheep herding.

Industry

The provincial economy is based on SMEs, and varied products are made. The main heavy industries of the province of Bergamo are mineral processing, especially iron, concrete and marble. There is a large tractor plant, in Treviglio, a lot of global companies have a plant in Bergamo, like Tenaris and ABB in Dalmine. In Curno is placed the headquarter of Brembo which is also seated in Stezzano inside a famous technology area named Kilometro Rosso.Another international brand present is Alfa Laval in Suisio.

Silks, metallurgical products and clothing are also common products. A Heineken Italia brewery makes Moretti La Rossa in Comun Nuovo. Bergamo masons and assemblers are very famous for their ability and dedication to work.

Demography

Foreigners residing in the province of Bergamo as of January 1, 2021 are 121,734 and represent 11.0% of the resident population.

The largest foreign community is the one from Morocco with 14.5% (17,617) of all foreigners present on the territory, followed by Romania 13.6% (16,572) and Albania 9.2% (11,223). Other numerous communities are those of India 8.4% (10,229) and Senegal 7.8% (9,574).

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. http://stats.oecd.org/ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional Gross Domestic Product (Small regions TL3)