Province of Biella explained

Province of Biella
Native Name Lang:it
Settlement Type:Province
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Italy
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Piedmont
Seat Type:Capital(s)
Seat:Biella
Parts Type:Comuni
Parts Style:para
P1:82
Leader Title:President
Leader Name:Gianluca Foglia Barbisin
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:913.28
Population Total:178551
Population As Of:1-1-2017
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type2:GDP
Demographics2 Footnotes:[1]
Demographics2 Title1:Total
Demographics2 Info1:€4.610 billion (2015)
Demographics2 Title2:Per capita
Demographics2 Info2:€25,556 (2015)
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:13900
Area Code Type:Telephone prefix
Area Code:015
Registration Plate:BI
Blank Name Sec1:ISTAT
Blank Info Sec1:096

The province of Biella (Italian: provincia di Biella; Piedmontese: provincia ëd Biela) is a province in the Piedmont region of Italy. It was created in 1992 and its capital is the city of Biella.It has an area of 913km2 and a population of 178 551 (1–1–2017). There are 82 comuni (: comune) in the province https://web.archive.org/web/20070807094512/http://www.upinet.it/indicatore.asp?id_statistiche=6.

The main comuni (municipalities) by population are:

ComunePopulation
Biella46,182
Cossato15,058
Vigliano Biellese8,426
Candelo8,015
Trivero6,617
Mongrando4,037
Valle Mosso3,981
Occhieppo Inferiore3,970
Ponderano3,904
Gaglianico3,893
Cavaglià3,688
Andorno Micca3,572

Culture

Sacro Monte di Oropa

See main article: Sacro Monte di Oropa.

Biella is home to the Sacred Mountain of Oropa, which became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2003.

See also

External links

Notes and References

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