Province of Bergamo

Province of Bergamo
Nation  Italy
Region  Lombardy
Capital(s) Bergamo
Area 2,723 km2
Population (2008) 1,070,060
Density 393 inhab./km2
Comuni 244
Vehicle Registration BG
Postal Code 24000-24100
Telephone Prefix 035, 0345, 0346, 0363, 02, 030
ISTAT 016
President Ettore Pietro Pirovano
Executive People of Freedom
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Map highlighting the location of the province of Bergamo in Italy

The Province of Bergamo (Italian: Provincia di Bergamo) is a province in the Lombardy region of Italy. It has a population of 1,022,428 (2006), an area of 2,723 square km, and contains 244 comuni (singular: comune). Its capital is the city of Bergamo.

It borders the province of Sondrio to the north, the province of Brescia to the east, the province of Cremona to the south and the provinces of Milan and Lecco to the west. The northern part is made up of the Orobian Alps with the highest point at 3,052 m (Mt. Coca). Its valleys include Val Seriana and Brembana. The southern part is mainly made up of flatlands.

Its rivers include the Serio, the Brembo and the Adda at the southwestern boundary.

In the east, Lake Iseo forms its boundary which the Oglio from the Camonica Valley flows through. Minerals are found in the area of Trescore Balneario and San Pellegrino (the source of the mineral water of the same name) and other places.

As of May 31, 2005[2], the main comuni by population are:

Comune Population
Bergamo 116,981
Treviglio 27,226
Dalmine 22,312
Seriate 21,788
Albino 17,449
Romano di Lombardia 16,844
Caravaggio 14,960
Alzano Lombardo 12,828
Stezzano 11,324
Nembro 11,216
Osio Sotto 11,137
Ponte San Pietro 10,389
Cologno al Serio 10,087

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Agriculture

The low lying areas are rich in pastures along with corn, wine, grain, rice and flax that are cultivated. Hunting is common. Very common is also the breeding of poultry, pigs with modern techniques, and the traditional sheep herding.

Industry

The province of Bergamo economy is based on SMEs, so it is not easy to speak of main activities as very varied products are made. The main heavy industries of the province of Bergamo are mineral processing, especially iron,concrete and marble. There is also a large tractor plant, in Treviglio, and a large pipe plant, in Dalmine Silks, metallurgical products and clothing are also common. Bergamo masons and assemblers are very famous for their ability and dedication to work.

Demography

As the end of 2006 the province of Bergamo host 92.000 immigrants from country outside the European union (less than 10% of the total population).

About 15.000 of them came from Bolivia, especially the city of Cochabamba, due to the strong relations of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bergamo and the Archidiocese of Cochabamba. [1] Most of Bolivians reside in the town of Bergamo.

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References

  1. ↑ An article about cochabambinos in Bergamo [1]
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