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Province Of Biella
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.

Culture

View of the Sacro Monte di Oropa

Biella is home to the Sacred Mountain of Oropa, which became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2003.

Municipalities

Map of the province of Biella
Map of the province of Biella
Map of municipalities of the province 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.

The main comuni (municipalities) by population are:

Comune Population
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
Biella
Cossato

The full list is:

Transport

The Santhià–Biella railway bridge over the torrent Elvo. In transit an electric Minuet train

Airports

Railways

See also

References

  1. ^ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional Gross Domestic Product (Small regions TL3), OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.
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