Province of Como

Province of Como
Province
Coat of arms of Province of Como Coat of arms
Map highlighting the location of the province of Como in Italy
Country	Italy
Region	Lombardy
Capital(s)	Como
Comuni	160
Government
• Commissioner	Leonardo Carioni
Area
• Total	1,288 km2 (497 sq mi)
Population (2012)
• Total	599,508
• Density	470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	22100
Telephone prefix	031 0344 02 0331
Vehicle registration	CO
ISTAT	013

The Province of Como (Italian: Provincia di Comocode: it is deprecated ; German: Provinz Como) is a province in the north of the Lombardy region of Italy and borders the Swiss cantons of Ticino and Grigioni to the North, the Italian provinces of Sondrio and Lecco to the East, the Province of Milan to the south and the Province of Varese to the West. The city of Como is its capital — other large towns, with more than 10,000 inhabitants, are Cantù, Erba, Mariano Comense and Olgiate Comasco. Campione d'Italia also belongs to the province and is enclaved in the Swiss canton of Ticino.

As of December 31, 2011, the main commune by population are:

Rank	City	Population	Area (km2)	Density (inhabitants/km2)	Altitude (mslm)
1st	Como	86116	37.63	2288	201
2nd	Cantù	39822	23.18	1718	370
3rd	Mariano Comense	24052	13.72	1753	256
4th	Erba	16890	18.13	932	320
5th	Olgiate Comasco	11484	10	1148	400
6th	Lurate Caccivio	10009	5.92	1691	319
7th	Fino Mornasco	9701	7.26	1336	334
8th	Lomazzo	9643	9.36	1030	296
9th	Cermenate	9165	8.08	1134	297
10th	Turate	9080	10.12	897	240

The Bergamo Alps and some hills cover the territory of the province, and the most important body of water is the glacial Lake Como. Como is also famous because it is the city of Alessandro Volta, inventor of the electric battery in 1800.

Towns of Brianza in Province of Como

Albavilla, Albese con Cassano, Alserio, Alzate Brianza, Anzano del Parco, Arosio, Brenna, Cabiate, Cantù, Canzo, Carimate, Carugo, Caslino d'Erba, Castelmarte, Cermenate, Cucciago, Erba, Eupilio, Figino Serenza, Fino Mornasco, Inverigo, Lambrugo, Longone al Segrino,Luisago, Lurago d'Erba, Mariano Comense, Merone, Monguzzo, Montorfano, Novedrate, Orsenigo, Ponte Lambro, Proserpio, Pusiano. Capiago Intimiano, Casnate con Bernate, Lipomo, Senna Comasco, Tavernerio.

Some people include in Brianza also these other municipalities of the province of Como: Villa Guardia, Grandate, Montano Lucino, Cavallasca and Asso, Sormano, Caglio, Rezzago, Lasnigo, Magreglio, Civenna

See also

• Communes of the province of Como
• Giuseppe Terragni
• Antonio Sant'Elia
• Alessandro Volta

External links

• Provincia di Como homepage (in Italian)