Province of Biella
Appearance
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Province of Biella | |
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![]() Map highlighting the location of the province of Biella in Italy | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Piedmont |
Capital(s) | Biella |
Comuni | 82 |
Government | |
• President | Gianluca Foglia Barbisin |
Area | |
• Total | 913.28 km2 (352.62 sq mi) |
Population (1-1-2017) | |
• Total | 178,551 |
• Density | 200/km2 (510/sq mi) |
GDP | |
• Total | €4.610 billion (2015) |
• Per capita | €25,556 (2015) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 13900 |
Telephone prefix | 015 |
Vehicle registration | BI |
ISTAT | 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.
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It has an area of 913 square kilometres (353 sq mi) and a population of 178 551 (1–1–2017). There are 82 comuni (sg.: comune) in the province [1].
The main comuni (municipalities) by population are:
Comune | Population |
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Biella | 46,182 |
Cossato | 15,058 |
Vigliano Biellese | 8,426 |
Candelo | 8,015 |
Trivero | 6,617 |
Mongrando | 4,037 |
Valle Mosso | 3,981 |
Occhieppo Inferiore | 3,970 |
Ponderano | 3,904 |
Gaglianico | 3,893 |
Cavaglià | 3,688 |
Andorno Micca | 3,572 |
Culture
[edit]Sacro Monte di Oropa
[edit]Biella is home to the Sacred Mountain of Oropa, which became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2003.[citation needed]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional Gross Domestic Product (Small regions TL3), OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.
External links
[edit]- (in Italian) Official website
- (in English) Official web site for European Sacred Mounts
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