Province of Monza e Brianza

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The Province of Monza e Brianza (Lombard: "Pruvincia de Munscia e Briansa")is a province of Lombardy, Italy. It was officially created (with part of the province of Milan) on May 12, 2004, but will only become effective in 2009. It will have an area of 363.8 km² and a population (2001 census) of 731,573.

The capital and most important commune is Monza (2001 pop. 120,204). Other important centres are (2001 population) Seregno (39,206), Desio (35,069), Limbiate (31,551), Lissone (34,450), Vimercate (25,536), Cesano Maderno (33,094).

[edit] Geography

Monza e Brianza comprises only the southern part of the storic-geographic region of Brianza. Brianza extends from Canzo (North) to the Monza zone (South), and from Seveso river (West) to the Adda river (East). In the middle of Brianza there is the Lambro river. The most important towns are Monza (S), Cantù (C-N-W), Erba (N), Merate (C-N-E), Lissone and Desio (S), Mariano Comense (C) and Canzo (N). See "Brianza".

[edit] Communes of the Province of Monza e Brianza

A list of its 53 communes follows:

Agrate Brianza Aicurzio Albiate Arcore Barlassina Bellusco Bernareggio Besana in Brianza Biassono Bovisio-Masciago Briosco Brugherio Burago di Molgora Busnago

Camparada Caponago Carate Brianza Carnate Cavenago di Brianza Ceriano Laghetto Cesano Maderno Cogliate Concorezzo Cornate d'Adda Correzzana Desio Giussano Lazzate

Lesmo Limbiate Lissone Macherio Meda Mezzago Misinto Monza Muggiò Nova Milanese Ornago Renate Ronco Briantino Seregno

Seveso Sovico Sulbiate Triuggio Usmate Velate Varedo Vedano al Lambro Veduggio con Colzano Verano Brianza Villasanta Vimercate

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