Province of Monza and Brianza

Province of Italy

Province in Lombardy, Italy

Province of Monza and Brianza

Provincia di Monza e della Brianza (Italian)
Provincia de Monscia e de la Brianza (Lombard)

Province

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Country|  Italy
Region| Lombardy
Capital(s)| Monza
Comuni| 55
Government

• President| Luca Santambrogio (Lega)
Area

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• Total

| 405 km2 (156 sq mi)
Population

(2017)

• Total

| 871,735
• Density| 2,200/km2 (5,600/sq mi)
GDP

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• Total| €24.901 billion (2015)
• Per capita| €28,777 (2015)
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code|

20900, 20811-20886

Telephone prefix| 039, 0362, 02
Vehicle registration| MB
ISTAT| 108
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The province of Monza and Brianza (Italian: provincia di Monza e della Brianza; Monzese: provincia de Monscia e de la Brianza) is a province in the Lombardy region of Italy.

## Description

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It was officially created by splitting the north-eastern part from the province of Milan on 12 May 2004, and became executive after the provincial elections of 6 and 7 June 2009. The province had a population of 871,735 (2017) divided in 55 comuni (sg.: comune). It has an area of 405 square kilometres (156 sq mi), that is one of the smallest provincial territories of Italy and a population of about 0.9 million, with a population density of more than 2,000 people per square kilometre, given by its heavily urbanized territory that is part of the urban area of Milan. The capital and largest commune is Monza (population 123,776 as of 2017), only 15 kilometres (9 mi) from Milan. The other largest municipalities are Seregno, Desio, Limbiate, Lissone, Vimercate, Cesano Maderno and Brugherio. It borders the provinces of Lecco and Como to the north, the province of Varese to the west, the province of Bergamo to the east and the Metropolitan City of Milan to the south-east.

## Most populated settlements

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The top ten municipalities in the province of Monza and Brianza sorted by number of inhabitants are:

Municipality  | Population
(inhabitants)

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Monza | 123,776
Lissone | 45,535
Seregno | 45,189
Desio | 41,960
Cesano Maderno | 38,771
Limbiate | 35,121
Brugherio | 34,864
Vimercate | 26,156
Giussano | 25,916
Muggiò | 24,428

## Comuni

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The 55 comuni (municipalities)[3][4] in the province are:

* Agrate Brianza
* Aicurzio
* Albiate
* Arcore
* Barlassina
* Bellusco
* Bernareggio
* Besana in Brianza
* Biassono
* Bovisio-Masciago
* Briosco
* Brugherio
* Burago di Molgora
* Busnago

* Camparada
* Caponago
* Carate Brianza
* Carnate
* Cavenago di Brianza
* Ceriano Laghetto
* Cesano Maderno
* Cogliate
* Concorezzo
* Cornate d'Adda
* Correzzana
* Desio
* Giussano
* Lazzate

* Lentate sul Seveso
* Lesmo
* Limbiate
* Lissone
* Macherio
* Meda
* Mezzago
* Misinto
* Monza
* Muggiò
* Nova Milanese
* Ornago
* Renate
* Roncello

* Ronco Briantino
* Seregno
* Seveso
* Sovico
* Sulbiate
* Triuggio
* Usmate Velate
* Varedo
* Vedano al Lambro
* Veduggio con Colzano
* Verano Brianza
* Villasanta
* Vimercate

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## Government

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### List of presidents of the province of Monza and Brianza

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| President  | Term start  | Term end  | Party

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1 | Dario Allevi | 8 June 2009  | 13 October 2014  | The People of Freedom
Forza Italia
2 | Pietro Luigi Ponti  | 13 October 2014  | 26 June 2017  | Democratic Party
3 | Roberto Invernizzi  | 25 September 2017  | 26 May 2019  | Democratic Party
4 | Luca Santambrogio  | 27 July 2019  | Incumbent | Lega

## Gallery

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* Duomo of Monza

* Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, colloquially called Duomo di Lissone

* St. Valeria Church (Seregno)

* Villa Tittoni Traversi (Desio)

* Borromeo Palace (Cesano Maderno)

* Villa Pusterla (Limbiate)

* St. Lucius Church (Brugherio)

* The Torri Bianche business district (Vimercate)

## References

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1. ^ Comune di Monza e Brianza, I principali indicatori Archived 2011-01-06 at the Wayback Machine.
2. ^ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional Gross Domestic Product (Small regions TL3), OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.
3. ^ Comune di Monza e Brianza, I Comuni MB. Archived 2011-09-13 at the Wayback Machine
4. ^ Comune di Monza e Brianza, La Provincia MB cresce di 5 comuni Archived 2010-02-25 at the Wayback Machine.

## External links

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Lombardy * Comuni of the Province of Monza and Brianza

* Agrate Brianza
* Aicurzio
* Albiate
* Arcore
* Barlassina
* Bellusco
* Bernareggio
* Besana in Brianza
* Biassono
* Bovisio-Masciago
* Briosco
* Brugherio
* Burago di Molgora
* Busnago
* Camparada
* Caponago
* Carate Brianza
* Carnate
* Cavenago di Brianza
* Ceriano Laghetto
* Cesano Maderno
* Cogliate
* Concorezzo
* Cornate d'Adda
* Correzzana
* Desio
* Giussano
* Lazzate
* Lentate sul Seveso
* Lesmo
* Limbiate
* Lissone
* Macherio
* Meda
* Mezzago
* Misinto
* Monza
* Muggiò
* Nova Milanese
* Ornago
* Renate
* Roncello
* Ronco Briantino
* Seregno
* Seveso
* Sovico
* Sulbiate
* Triuggio
* Usmate Velate
* Varedo
* Vedano al Lambro
* Veduggio con Colzano
* Verano Brianza
* Villasanta
* Vimercate

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