Province of Vercelli | |
Native Name Lang: | it |
Settlement Type: | Province |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Italy |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Piedmont |
Seat Type: | Capital(s) |
Seat: | Vercelli |
Parts Type: | Comuni |
Parts Style: | para |
P1: | 86 |
Leader Title: | President |
Leader Name: | Eraldo Botta |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 2088 |
Population Total: | 176121 |
Population As Of: | 1 January 2015[1] |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type2: | GDP |
Demographics2 Footnotes: | [2] |
Demographics2 Title1: | Total |
Demographics2 Info1: | €4.725 billion (2015) |
Demographics2 Title2: | Per capita |
Demographics2 Info2: | €26,922 (2015) |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 13010-13012, 13015, 13017-13028, 13030-13041, 13043-13049, 13060, 13100 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone prefix |
Area Code: | 015, 0161, 0163 |
Registration Plate: | VC |
Blank Name Sec1: | ISTAT |
Blank Info Sec1: | 002 |
The province of Vercelli (Italian: provincia di Vercelli) is a province in the Piedmont region of Italy. Its capital is Vercelli.
, it has an area of 2081km2 and a total population of some 176,000. It is an area known for the cultivation of rice.
In 2003, UNESCO added the Sacred Mountain of Varallo to the World Heritage List.
Other historical sights include the Basilica of Sant'Andrea in Vercelli. There are also numerous natural sights in the Valsesia area.