Province of Biella

Province of Italy

Province in Piedmont, Italy

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:

Culture

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

• Hydrography of the Biella region

References

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

External links

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

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