Province of Biella
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Nation | Italy |
Region | Piedmont |
Capital | Biella |
Area | 913 km² |
Population (2001) | 186,960 |
Density | 205 |
Comuni | 82 |
Vehicle Registration | BI |
Postal Code | 13900 |
Telephone Prefix | 15 |
ISTAT | 096 |
President | Sergio Scaramal |
Map highlighting the location of the province of Biella in Italy |
The Province of Biella (Italian: Provincia di Biella) is a province of Italy located in Piedmont. It was created in 1992 and its capital is the city of Biella.
It has an area of 913 km², and a total population of 187,249 (2001). There are 82 comuni (singular: comune) in the province[1].
The main comuni 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 |
[edit] Culture
[edit] Sacro Monte di Oropa
In 2003, the Sacred Mountain of Oropa was inserted by UNESCO in the World Heritage List.
View of the Sacro Monte |
[edit] External links
- (Italian) Official website
- (English) Official web site for European Sacred Mounts
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