Province of Varese | |
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Country | Italy |
Region | Lombardy |
Capital(s) | Varese |
Comuni | 138 |
Government | |
• President | Marco Magrini |
Area | |
• Total | 1,198.11 km2 (462.59 sq mi) |
Population (31 December 2021) | |
• Total | 878,059 |
• Density | 730/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
GDP | |
• Total | €25.779 billion (2015) |
• Per capita | €28,960 (2015) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 210xx, 21100 |
Telephone prefix | 02, 0331, 0332 |
Vehicle registration | VA |
ISTAT | 012 |
The province of Varese (Italian: provincia di Varese) is a province in the Lombardy region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Varese (population of 80,857 inhabitants), but its largest city is Busto Arsizio.[2] The headquarters of AgustaWestland, the company merged into Leonardo since 2016 and the world's largest producer of helicopters, is based in Samarate, a comune (municipality) of the province. As of 2015, it has a population of 889,410 inhabitants over an area of 1,198.11 square kilometres (462.59 sq mi). The province contains 139 comuni (sg.: comune).