Province of Sondrio

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Province of Sondrio
Nation  Italy
Region Lombardy
Capital Sondrio
Area 3,212 km²
Population (2001) 176,769
Density 55
Comuni 78
Vehicle Registration SO
Postal Code
Telephone Prefix 0342, 0343
ISTAT 014
President Fiorello Provera
Map highlighting the location of the province of Sondrio in Italy

The Province of Sondrio (It. Provincia di Sondrio) is a province in the Lombardy region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Sondrio.

It has an area of 3,212 km², and a total population of 176,856 (2001). There are 78 communes in the province, ranging in population from Sondrio (21,790 persons) to Pedesina (only 34 inhabitants) and in size from Valdidentro (244.41 km²) to Poggiridenti (2.93 km²) (source: Italian institute of statistics Istat, see this link).

The province borders Switzerland (precisely, the Canton of Grisons) to the north and west, the provinces of Como and Lecco to the west, the provinces of Bergamo and Brescia to the east and Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol region to the east.

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