Province of Biella

Province of Italy

Province in Piedmont, Italy

Province of Biella

Province

Coat of arms

Map highlighting the location of the province of Biella in Italy

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

[1]

• 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.

Map 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 [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

## Culture[edit]

### Sacro Monte di Oropa[edit]

Main article: Sacro Monte di Oropa

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

View of the Sacro Monte di Oropa

## See also[edit]

* Hydrography of the Biella region

## References[edit]

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

## External links[edit]

* (in Italian) Official website
* (in English) Official web site for European Sacred Mounts

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Piedmont * Comuni of the Province of Biella

* Ailoche
* Andorno Micca
* Benna
* Biella
* Bioglio
* Borriana
* Brusnengo
* Callabiana
* Camandona
* Camburzano
* Campiglia Cervo
* Candelo
* Caprile
* Casapinta
* Castelletto Cervo
* Cavaglià
* Cerrione
* Coggiola
* Cossato
* Crevacuore
* Crosa
* Curino
* Donato
* Dorzano
* Gaglianico
* Gifflenga
* Graglia
* Lessona
* Magnano
* Massazza
* Masserano
* Mezzana Mortigliengo
* Miagliano
* Mongrando
* Mottalciata
* Muzzano
* Netro
* Occhieppo Inferiore
* Occhieppo Superiore
* Pettinengo
* Piatto
* Piedicavallo
* Pollone
* Ponderano
* Portula
* Pralungo
* Pray
* Quaregna Cerreto
* Ronco Biellese
* Roppolo
* Rosazza
* Sagliano Micca
* Sala Biellese
* Salussola
* Sandigliano
* Sordevolo
* Sostegno
* Strona
* Tavigliano
* Ternengo
* Tollegno
* Torrazzo
* Valdengo
* Valdilana
* Vallanzengo
* Valle San Nicolao
* Veglio
* Verrone
* Vigliano Biellese
* Villa del Bosco
* Villanova Biellese
* Viverone
* Zimone
* Zubiena
* Zumaglia

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