Province of Biella
Province of Biella
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| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Capital(s) | Biella |
| Comuni | 74 |
| Government | |
| • President | Emanuele Ramella Pralungo |
| Area | |
• Total | 913.28 km2 (352.62 sq mi) |
| Population (20-11-2025) | |
• Total | 168,218 |
| • Density | 184.19/km2 (477.05/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • 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.
Culture
Biella is home to the Sacred Mountain of Oropa, which became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2003.
Municipalities
It has an area of 913 square kilometres (353 mi2) and a population of 168 218 (30–11–2025). There are 74 comuni (sg.: comune) in the province.[2]
The main comuni (municipalities) by population are:
| Comune | Population |
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| Biella | 43,326 |
| Cossato | 13,860 |
| Valdilana | 9,877 |
| Vigliano Biellese | 7,541 |
| Candelo | 7,211 |
| Gaglianico | 3,800 |
| Occhieppo Inferiore | 3,761 |
| Ponderano | 3,629 |
| Mongrando | 3,572 |
| Cavaglià | 3,491 |
| Andorno Micca | 3,041 |
The full list is:
- Ailoche
- Andorno Micca
- Benna
- Biella
- Bioglio
- Borriana
- Brusnengo
- Callabiana
- Camandona
- Camburzano
- Campiglia Cervo
- Candelo
- Caprile
- Casapinta
- Castelletto Cervo
- Cavaglià
- Cerrione
- Coggiola
- Cossato
- Crevacuore
- 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
Transport
Airports
Railways
See also
References
- ^ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional Gross Domestic Product (Small regions TL3), OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.
- ^ [1]
External links
- (in Italian) Official website
- (in English) Official web site for European Sacred Mounts