Province Of Turin
Geography
It had an area of 6,830 km (2,640 sq mi), and a total population of 2,306,676 (30 June 2011). There were 316 comuni (municipalities) in the province – the most of any province in Italy. The second highest comuni are in the province of Cuneo which has 250. Turin, the former capital of the province, and capital of the present day Metropolitan City of Turin, was the first national capital of unified Italy in 1861.
Economy
The most important export items from the Turin province are automobiles, machinery, and metal products. The province has commercial relations with Germany, France, Poland, Spain, United Kingdom, Romania and Czech Republic. A large quantity of import and export is carried with these nations.
Service is the most important economic sector accounting to 66% of the gross domestic product. The other two important sectors are industry (32%) and agriculture (2%). In order to promote entrepreneurship, the provincial body has started "Start Your Own Business" (Italian: Mettersi in Proprio), an advice service to help aspiring entrepreneurs who have new business ideas.
See also
- Metropolitan City of Turin
- Piedmontese language
- Franco-Provençal language
- Sacro Monte di Belmonte
- House of Savoy
- Gran Paradiso National Park
References
- ^ "ISTAT - Superficie dei comuni, province e regioni al Censimento 2011". ISTAT (in Italian). Retrieved 14 September 2014.
- ^ "Dato ISTAT al 31 dicembre 2013". ISTAT (in Italian). Retrieved 14 September 2014.
- ^ "Comunis in Turin" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
- ^ "Province of Turin". Energeia. Archived from the original on 1 June 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
External links
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