Province of Monza and Brianza | |
Native Name: | |
Native Name Lang: | it |
Settlement Type: | Province |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Italy |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Lombardy |
Seat Type: | Capital(s) |
Seat: | Monza |
Parts Type: | Comuni |
Parts Style: | para |
P1: | 55 |
Leader Party: | Lega |
Leader Title: | President |
Leader Name: | Luca Santambrogio |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 405 |
Population Total: | 871735 |
Population As Of: | 2017 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type2: | GDP |
Demographics2 Footnotes: | [2] |
Demographics2 Title1: | Total |
Demographics2 Info1: | €24.901 billion (2015) |
Demographics2 Title2: | Per capita |
Demographics2 Info2: | €28,777 (2015) |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 20900, 20811-20886 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone prefix |
Area Code: | 039, 0362, 02 |
Registration Plate: | MB |
Blank Name Sec1: | ISTAT |
The province of Monza and Brianza (Italian: provincia di Monza e della Brianza; label=[[Western Lombard|Monzese]]|provincia de Monscia e de la Brianza) is a province in the Lombardy region of Italy.
It was officially created by splitting the north-eastern part from the province of Milan on 12 May 2004, and became executive after the provincial elections of 6 and 7 June 2009. The province had a population of 871,735 (2017) divided in 55 comuni (: comune). It has an area of 405km2, that is one of the smallest provincial territories of Italy and a population of about 0.9 million, with a population density of more than 2,000 people per square kilometre, given by its heavily urbanized territory that is part of the urban area of Milan. The capital and largest commune is Monza (population 123,776 as of 2017), only 15km (09miles) from Milan. The other largest municipalities are Seregno, Desio, Limbiate, Lissone, Vimercate, Cesano Maderno and Brugherio. It borders the provinces of Lecco and Como to the north, the province of Varese to the west, the province of Bergamo to the east and the Metropolitan City of Milan to the south-east.
The top ten municipalities in the province of Monza and Brianza sorted by number of inhabitants are:
Municipality | Population (inhabitants) | |
---|---|---|
Monza | 123,776 | |
Lissone | 45,535 | |
Seregno | 45,189 | |
Desio | 41,960 | |
Cesano Maderno | 38,771 | |
Limbiate | 35,121 | |
Brugherio | 34,864 | |
Vimercate | 26,156 | |
Giussano | 25,916 | |
Muggiò | 24,428 |
The 55 comuni (municipalities)[3] [4] in the province are:
class=unsortable | President | Term start | Term end | Party | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dario Allevi | 8 June 2009 | 13 October 2014 | The People of Freedom Forza Italia | ||
Pietro Luigi Ponti | 13 October 2014 | 26 June 2017 | Democratic Party | ||
Roberto Invernizzi | 25 September 2017 | 26 May 2019 | Democratic Party | ||
Luca Santambrogio | 27 July 2019 | Incumbent | Lega | ||