| Province of Como | |||
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| Map highlighting the location of the province of Como in Italy | |||
| Country | Italy | ||
| Region | Lombardia | ||
| Capital(s) | Como | ||
| Comuni | 160 | ||
| Government | |||
| • President | Leonardo Carioni | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 1,288 km2 (497.3 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2008) | |||
| • Total | 582,736 | ||
| • Density | 452.4/km2 (1,171.8/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 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 May 31, 2005, the main commune by population[1] are:
| Commune | Population |
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| Como | 84,085 |
| Cantù | 37,870 |
| Mariano Comense | 21,844 |
| Erba | 16,874 |
| Olgiate Comasco | 10,893 |
| Lurate Caccivio | 10,052 |
| Cermenate | 8,772 |
| Fino Mornasco | 8,748 |
| Turate | 8,389 |
| Lomazzo | 8,329 |
| Inverigo | 8,280 |
| Mozzate | 7,494 |
| Appiano Gentile | 7,236 |
| Cabiate | 7,100 |
| Cernobbio | 7,036 |
| Canzo | 5,192 |
| Menaggio | 3,235 |
| Bellagio | 3,033 |
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 )
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