Provinces of Lombardy
By Dion Protani
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Latest update: 18 November 2023
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The provinces of Lombardy are the 12 districts that make up the region which has Milan as its capital. Lombardy is one of the 20 regions of Italy and the one with the largest amount of provinces.
By far the most populous is that of the Metropolitan City of Milan with in excess of three million inhabitants. However, in terms of geographical area, the largest is Brescia Province with its 4,785 km². Each province has a number of comunes (or communes, comuni in Italian) which are generally-speaking the next level of town after the major cities and the provincial capitals. With 244 comunes, Bergamo Province has the largest amount in Lombardy. |
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Metropolitan City of MilanProvincial capital: Milan
Population: 3,249,821 Size: 1,575 km² Comunes: 134 Code: MI Highlights: Cassinetta di Lugagnano, Morimondo, Trezzo sull'Adda |
Bergamo ProvinceProvincial capital: Bergamo
Population: 1,099,621 Size: 2,722 km² Comunes: 244 Code: BG Highlights: Clusone, San Giovanni Bianco, San Pellegrino Terme |
Brescia ProvinceProvincial capital: Brescia
Population: 1,247,583 Size: 4,785 km² Comunes: 205 Code: BS Highlights: Lake Garda, Lake Idro, Lake Iseo, Sirmione, Monte Isola |
Como ProvinceProvincial capital: Como
Population: 594,671 Size: 1,279 km² Comunes: 160 Code: CO Highlights: Lake Como, Bellagio, Villa del Balbianello, Villa Melzi |
Cremona ProvinceProvincial capital: Cremona
Population: 351,698 Size: 1,770 km² Comunes: 113 Code: CR Highlights: Crema, Soncino, Gradella, Pizzighettone |
Lecco ProvinceProvincial capital: Lecco
Population: 332,593 Size: 805 km² Comunes: 85 Code: LC Highlights: Lake Como, Varenna, Mandello del Lario, Bellano |
Lodi Province |
Mantua ProvinceProvincial capital: Mantua
Population: 403,585 Size: 2,341 km² Comunes: 70 Code: MN Highlights: Sabbioneta, San Benedetto Po, Pomponesco, Grazie |
Monza and BrianzaProvincial capital: Monza
Population: 867,421 Size: 405 km² Comunes: 55 Code: MB Highlights: Villa Reale di Monza |
Pavia ProvinceProvincial capital: Pavia
Population: 534,951 Size: 2,969 km² Comunes: 186 Code: PV Highlights: Certosa di Pavia, Vigevano, Zavatterello, Fortunago |
Sondrio Province |
Varese ProvinceProvincial capital: Varese
Population: 879,929 Size: 1,198 km² Comunes: 138 Code: VA Highlights: Lake Maggiore, Lake Lugano, Lake Monate, Lake Varese |