The
province of Como (
Italian:
provincia di Como;
Comasco:
pruincia de Comm) is a
province in the
Lombardy region of
Italy. It borders the
Swiss cantons of
Ticino and
Grigioni to the north, the Italian provinces of
Sondrio and
Lecco to the East, the
province of Monza and Brianza to the south and the
province of Varese to the West. The city of
Como is its capital—other large towns, with more than 10,000 inhabitants, include
Cantù,
Erba,
Mariano Comense and
Olgiate Comasco.
Campione d'Italia also belongs to the province and is
enclaved in the Swiss canton of
Ticino.
Historical populationYear | | |
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1951 | 361,667 | — |
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1961 | 405,975 | +12.3% |
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1971 | 476,209 | +17.3% |
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1981 | 511,425 | +7.4% |
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1991 | 522,147 | +2.1% |
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2001 | 537,500 | +2.9% |
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2011 | 586,735 | +9.2% |
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2021 | 594,941 | +1.4% |
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Source: ISTAT |
As of 31 December 2017, the main comuni (sg.: comune) by population are:
City
|
Population
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Como
|
83,320
|
Cantù
|
39,917
|
Mariano Comense
|
24,908
|
Erba
|
16,365
|
Olgiate Comasco
|
11,651
|
Lomazzo
|
9,945
|
Lurate Caccivio
|
9,893
|
Fino Mornasco
|
9,845
|
Turate
|
9,506
|
Cermenate
|
9,204
|
The Lugano Prealps cover the territory of the province, and the most important body of water is the glacial Lake Como.
See also
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