Province of Asti

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Province of Asti
Province
Province of Asti's palace
Map highlighting the location of the province of Asti in Italy
Country  Italy
Region Piedmont
Capital(s) Asti
Comuni 118
Government
 • President Alberto Ardia (special commissioner from 30/10/2012)
Area
 • Total 1,504.5 km2 (580.9 sq mi)
Population (2012)
 • Total 222,336
 • Density 150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 14010-14026, 14030, 14032-14037, 14039-14055, 14057-14059, 14100
Telephone prefix 011, 0141, 0144
Vehicle registration AT
ISTAT 005

The Province of Asti (Italian: Provincia di Asti) is a province in the Piedmont region of northern Italy. Its capital is the city of Asti. To the north west it borders on the province of Turin; to the south west it borders on the province of Cuneo. To the east it borders on the province of Alessandria, while in the south it shares a very short border with the Ligurian province of Savona. It has an area of 1,504.5 km², and a total population of 222,336 (2012).

History

A Moscato d'Asti.

The Province of Asti was created on April 1, 1935 by Royal Decree No. 297 of King Victor Emmanuel III. It was detached from the existing Province of Alessandria.

The Province of Asti is among the institutions awarded the Gold Medal for Military Valor (Medaglia d'Oro al Valor Militare) for its contribution to the partisan struggle during the last two years of the Second World War.

Municipalities

There are 118 municipalities (comuni, singular: comune) in the province.[1] the largest by population[2] are:

City Population (ab.)
Asti 76.808
Canelli 10.628
Nizza Monferrato 10.388
San Damiano d'Asti 8.445
Costigliole d'Asti 6.061
Villanova d'Asti 5.600
Castagnole delle Lanze 3.822
Moncalvo 3.332
Castelnuovo Don Bosco 3.221
Villafranca d'Asti 3.164

Map

Map of the province of Asti

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.comuni-italiani.it/005/index.html
  2. ↑ http://www.comuni-italiani.it/005/lista.html

External links

  • Official website
  • MonferratoArte A historical and bibliographical directory of artists active in the extra-urban Churches of the Diocese of Casale Monferrato, which includes twenty parishes within the Province of Asti. (Italian)
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Coordinates: 44°53′56″N 8°12′28″E / 44.89889°N 8.20778°E / 44.89889; 8.20778

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