Province of Biella | |
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Country | Italy |
Region | Piedmont |
Capital(s) | Biella |
Comuni | 82 |
Government | |
• President | Gianluca Foglia Barbisin |
Area | |
• Total | 913.28 km2 (352.62 sq mi) |
Population (1-1-2017) | |
• Total | 178,551 |
• Density | 200/km2 (510/sq mi) |
GDP | |
• Total | €4.610 billion (2015) |
• Per capita | €25,556 (2015) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 13900 |
Telephone prefix | 015 |
Vehicle registration | BI |
ISTAT | 096 |
The province of Biella (Italian: provincia di Biella; Piedmontese: provincia ëd Biela) is a province in the Piedmont region of Italy. It was created in 1992 and its capital is the city of Biella.
It has an area of 913 square kilometres (353 sq mi) and a population of 178 551 (1–1–2017). There are 82 comuni (sg.: comune) in the province [1].
The main comuni (municipalities) 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 |