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The Province of Como is a province
Provinces of Italy

In Italy, a province is an administrative division of intermediate level between municipality and Regions of Italy .|||}A province is composed of many municipalities, and usually several provinces form a region....
 in the north of the Lombardy
Lombardy

Lombardy is one of the 20 regions of Italy. The capital is Milan. One-sixth of Italy's population lives in Lombardy and about one fifth of Italy's GDP is produced in this region....
 region of Italy
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
 and borders the Swiss
Switzerland

Switzerland is a landlocked Swiss Alps country of roughly 7.7 million people in Western Europe with an area of 41,285 km?. Switzerland is a federal republic consisting of 26 states called Cantons of Switzerland....
 cantons of Ticino
Ticino

Canton Ticino or Ticino is the southernmost cantons of Switzerland of Switzerland. The written language is Italian language in almost the entire cantons of Switzerland ....
 and Grigioni to the North, the Italian provinces of Sondrio
Province of Sondrio

The Province of Sondrio is a Provinces of Italy in the Lombardy region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Sondrio.It has an area of 3,212 km?, and a total population of 176,856 ....
 and Lecco
Province of Lecco

The Province of Lecco is a Provinces of Italy in the Lombardy region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Lecco.On 1 January 2001 the province had a population of 311,452 on a surface of 816 km? divided in 90 communes ....
 to the East, the Province of Milan
Province of Milan

The Province of Milan is a Provinces of Italy in the Lombardy region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Milan.It has an area of 1,984 km?, and a total population of 3,893,959....
 to the south and the Province of Varese
Province of Varese

The Province of Varese is a Provinces of Italy in the Lombardy region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Varese.It has an area of 1,199 km?, and a total population of 812,477 ....
 to the West. The city of Como
Como

Como is a city in Lombardy, Italy, north of Milan. Situated at the southern tip of the south-west arm of Lake Como, it is the capital of the province of Como and directly borders the Switzerland town of Chiasso....
 is its capital - other large towns are Cantù
Cantù

Cant? is a city and comune in the Province of Como, located at the center of the Brianza zone in Lombardy. It is the second largest city in Brianza....
, Erba
Erba

Erba can refer to:* Erba, Italy, a town in northern Italy;* Caslino d'Erba, a nearby town;* Lurago d'Erba, another nearby town;* Erba-Odescalchi, a Rome aristocracy family....
, Mariano Comense
Mariano Comense

Mariano Comense is a town in the province of Como, Lombardy, Italy. It has c. 25,000 inhabitants and is one of the most important cities of the Brianza....
, and Olgiate Comasco
Olgiate Comasco

Olgiate Comasco is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italy region Lombardy, located about northwest of Milan and about southwest of Como....
. Campione d'Italia
Campione d'Italia

Campione d'Italia is an Italy comune of the Province of Como in the Lombardy region, occupying an enclave within the Switzerland cantons of Switzerland of Ticino, separated from the rest of Italy by Lake Lugano and mountains....
 also belongs to the province and is enclaved in the Swiss canton of Ticino.

As of May 31, 2005, the main commune by population are:



The Bergamo Alps
Bergamo Alps

The Bergamo Alps are a mountain range in the Italy Alps which forms part of the Central Eastern Alps. They are located in northern Lombardy and named after the city Bergamo, south of the mountains....
 and some hills cover the territory of the province, and the most important body of water is the glacial Lake Como
Lake Como

Lake Como is a lake of Glacier origin in Lombardy, Italy. It has an area of 146 km?, making it the third largest lake in Italy, after Lake Garda and Lake Maggiore....
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The Province of Como is a province
Provinces of Italy

In Italy, a province is an administrative division of intermediate level between municipality and Regions of Italy .|||}A province is composed of many municipalities, and usually several provinces form a region....
 in the north of the Lombardy
Lombardy

Lombardy is one of the 20 regions of Italy. The capital is Milan. One-sixth of Italy's population lives in Lombardy and about one fifth of Italy's GDP is produced in this region....
 region of Italy
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
 and borders the Swiss
Switzerland

Switzerland is a landlocked Swiss Alps country of roughly 7.7 million people in Western Europe with an area of 41,285 km?. Switzerland is a federal republic consisting of 26 states called Cantons of Switzerland....
 cantons of Ticino
Ticino

Canton Ticino or Ticino is the southernmost cantons of Switzerland of Switzerland. The written language is Italian language in almost the entire cantons of Switzerland ....
 and Grigioni to the North, the Italian provinces of Sondrio
Province of Sondrio

The Province of Sondrio is a Provinces of Italy in the Lombardy region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Sondrio.It has an area of 3,212 km?, and a total population of 176,856 ....
 and Lecco
Province of Lecco

The Province of Lecco is a Provinces of Italy in the Lombardy region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Lecco.On 1 January 2001 the province had a population of 311,452 on a surface of 816 km? divided in 90 communes ....
 to the East, the Province of Milan
Province of Milan

The Province of Milan is a Provinces of Italy in the Lombardy region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Milan.It has an area of 1,984 km?, and a total population of 3,893,959....
 to the south and the Province of Varese
Province of Varese

The Province of Varese is a Provinces of Italy in the Lombardy region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Varese.It has an area of 1,199 km?, and a total population of 812,477 ....
 to the West. The city of Como
Como

Como is a city in Lombardy, Italy, north of Milan. Situated at the southern tip of the south-west arm of Lake Como, it is the capital of the province of Como and directly borders the Switzerland town of Chiasso....
 is its capital - other large towns are Cantù
Cantù

Cant? is a city and comune in the Province of Como, located at the center of the Brianza zone in Lombardy. It is the second largest city in Brianza....
, Erba
Erba

Erba can refer to:* Erba, Italy, a town in northern Italy;* Caslino d'Erba, a nearby town;* Lurago d'Erba, another nearby town;* Erba-Odescalchi, a Rome aristocracy family....
, Mariano Comense
Mariano Comense

Mariano Comense is a town in the province of Como, Lombardy, Italy. It has c. 25,000 inhabitants and is one of the most important cities of the Brianza....
, and Olgiate Comasco
Olgiate Comasco

Olgiate Comasco is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italy region Lombardy, located about northwest of Milan and about southwest of Como....
. Campione d'Italia
Campione d'Italia

Campione d'Italia is an Italy comune of the Province of Como in the Lombardy region, occupying an enclave within the Switzerland cantons of Switzerland of Ticino, separated from the rest of Italy by Lake Lugano and mountains....
 also belongs to the province and is enclaved in the Swiss canton of Ticino.

As of May 31, 2005, the main commune by population are:

CommunePopulation
Como
Como

Como is a city in Lombardy, Italy, north of Milan. Situated at the southern tip of the south-west arm of Lake Como, it is the capital of the province of Como and directly borders the Switzerland town of Chiasso....
83,144
Cantù
Cantù

Cant? is a city and comune in the Province of Como, located at the center of the Brianza zone in Lombardy. It is the second largest city in Brianza....
37,870
Mariano Comense
Mariano Comense

Mariano Comense is a town in the province of Como, Lombardy, Italy. It has c. 25,000 inhabitants and is one of the most important cities of the Brianza....
21,844
Erba
Erba (CO)

Erba is a comune of some 17,000 inhabitants in the Province of Como in the Italy region Lombardy. It is located north of Milan and about east of Como in the traditional region of Brianza at the foot of the Lombard Prealps and close to Monte Bolletone....
16,874
Olgiate Comasco
Olgiate Comasco

Olgiate Comasco is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italy region Lombardy, located about northwest of Milan and about southwest of Como....
10,893
Lurate Caccivio
Lurate Caccivio

Lurate Caccivio is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italy region Lombardy, located about northwest of Milan and about southwest of Como....
10,052
Cermenate
Cermenate

Cermenate is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italy region Lombardy, located about 25 km north of Milan and about 13 km south of Como....
8,772
Fino Mornasco
Fino Mornasco

Fino Mornasco is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italy region Lombardy, located about northwest of Milan and about southwest of Como....
8,748
Turate
Turate

Turate is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italy region Lombardy, located about 40 km northeast of Milan and about 30 km southeast of Como....
8,389
Lomazzo
Lomazzo

Lomazzo is a town in the province of Como, in the Italian region of Lombardy. It is situated midaway between Como and Milan. The ancient historical centre of the town was founded on the top of a hill placed on the right bank of Torrent Lura valley....
8,329
Inverigo
Inverigo

Inverigo is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italy region Lombardy, located about north of Milan and about southeast of Como. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 8,209 and an area of 10.0 km?....
8,280
Mozzate
Mozzate

Mozzate is a comune in the southwestern part of the province of Como, Lombardy, northern Italy.It has an area of 10,36 km? and 7,505 inhabitants ....
7,494
Appiano Gentile
Appiano Gentile

Appiano Gentile is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italy region Lombardy, located about 35 km northwest of Milan and about 12 km southwest of Como....
7,236
Cabiate
Cabiate

Cabiate is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italy region Lombardy, located about 20 km north of Milan and about 20 km southeast of Como....
7,100
Cernobbio
Cernobbio

Cernobbio is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italy region of Lombardy, located about north of Milan and about northwest of Como, on the border with Switzerland....
7,036


The Bergamo Alps
Bergamo Alps

The Bergamo Alps are a mountain range in the Italy Alps which forms part of the Central Eastern Alps. They are located in northern Lombardy and named after the city Bergamo, south of the mountains....
 and some hills cover the territory of the province, and the most important body of water is the glacial Lake Como
Lake Como

Lake Como is a lake of Glacier origin in Lombardy, Italy. It has an area of 146 km?, making it the third largest lake in Italy, after Lake Garda and Lake Maggiore....
. Como is also famous because it is the city of Alessandro Volta
Alessandro Volta

Count Alessandro Antonio Anastasio Volta was a Lombardy Physics known especially for the development of the first cell in 1800....
, inventor of the electric battery
Battery (electricity)

In electronics, a battery or voltaic cell is a combination of one or more electrochemical cell Galvanic cells which store chemical energy that can be converted into electric potential energy, creating electricity....
 in 1800.

See also

  • Communes of the province of Como
    Communes of the province of Como

    This is a list of municipality of the Italy province of Como. There are 163 communes in the province.A *Albavilla*Albese con Cassano...
  • Giuseppe Terragni
    Giuseppe Terragni

    Giuseppe Terragni was an Italy architect who worked primarily under the fascist regime of Mussolini and pioneered the Italian modern movement under the rubric of Rationalism....
  • Antonio Sant'Elia
    Antonio Sant'Elia

    Antonio Sant'Elia was an Italian people architect....
  • Alessandro Volta
    Alessandro Volta

    Count Alessandro Antonio Anastasio Volta was a Lombardy Physics known especially for the development of the first cell in 1800....