Province of Monza and Brianza
| Province of Monza and Brianza Provincia di Monza e della Brianza |
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| Country |  Italy |
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| Region | Lombardy | ||
| Capital(s) | Monza | ||
| Comuni | 55 | ||
| Government | |||
| • President | Dario Allevi (PDL) | ||
| Area[1] | |||
| • Total | 405.49 km2 (156.6 sq mi) | ||
| Population (11-30-2010) | |||
| • Total | 848,788 | ||
| • Density | 2,093.2/km2 (5,421.5/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 20900, 20811-20886 | ||
| Telephone prefix | 039, 0362, 02 | ||
| Vehicle registration | MB | ||
| ISTAT | 108 | ||
The Province of Monza and Brianza, (Italian: Provincia di Monza e della Brianza), is an administrative province of Lombardy region, Italy. It was officially created splitting the eastern part from the province of Milan on May 12, 2004, and became executive after the provincial elections of 6 and 7 June 2009.
It has an area of 405.49 km², that is one of the smallest provincial territories of Italy, and a population of almost 850,000 at the end of 2010, with a population density of more than 2,000 inhab./km2, given by its highly urbanized territory.
The capital and most important commune is Monza (pop. 121,441 as of 30/11/09), only 15 km far away from Milano. Other important centres are (referred to 2001 population): Seregno (39,206), Desio (35,069), Limbiate (31,551), Lissone (34,450), Vimercate (25,536), Cesano Maderno (33,094) and Brugherio (31,470).
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[edit] Geography
The province comprises only the southern part of the storic-geographic region of Brianza with Agrate Brianza, Aicurzio, Albiate, Arcore, Barlassina, Bellusco, Bernareggio, Besana in Brianza, Biassono, Bovisio-Masciago, Briosco, 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, Muggiò, Nova Milanese, Ornago, Renate, Roncello, Ronco Briantino, Seregno, Seveso, Sovico, Sulbiate, Triuggio, Usmate Velate, Varedo, Vedano al Lambro, Veduggio con Colzano, Verano Brianza, Vimercate and part of the Monzese territory (Monza, Brugherio, Villasanta).
Other parts of Brianza are in the Province of Lecco, in the Province of Como and in the Province of Milan.
[edit] Most populated cities
Below is a list of the top ten municipalities in the province of Monza and Brianza sorted by number of inhabitants:
| Pos. | Coat of Arms | City of | Population (ab) |
Area (km²) |
Density (ab/km²) |
Altitude |
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| 1º |  |
Monza | 122.337 | 33,03 | 3.704 | 162 |
| 2º |  |
Lissone | 43.542 | 9,27 | 4.697 | 181 |
| 3º |  |
Seregno | 43.163 | 13,01 | 3.318 | 222 |
| 4º |  |
Desio | 40.633 | 14,79 | 2.747 | 196 |
| 5º |  |
Cesano Maderno | 37.540 | 11,46 | 3.245 | 198 |
| 6º |  |
Limbiate | 35.057 | 12,40 | 2.827 | 187 |
| 7º |  |
Brugherio | 33.343 | 10,32 | 3.231 | 123 |
| 8º |  |
Vimercate | 25.759 | 20,67 | 1.246 | 194 |
| 9º |  |
Giussano | 24.672 | 10,29 | 2.390 | 269 |
| 10º |  |
Muggiò | 23.428 | 5,58 | 4.199 | 186 |
[edit] Communes of the Province of Monza and Brianza
A list of its 55 municipalities[2][3] follows:
[edit] Gallery
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The Cathedral of St.Peter and St.Paul, (Lissone)
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The St. Valeria Church, (Seregno)
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The Villa Tittoni Traversi, (Desio)
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The Borromeo Palace, (Cesano Maderno)
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The Villa Pusterla, (Limbiate)
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The St. Lucius Church (Brugherio)
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The White Towers (Vimercate)
[edit] Notes
- ^ Comune di Monza e Brianza, I principali indicatori.
- ^ Comune di Monza e Brianza, I Comuni MB.
- ^ Comune di Monza e Brianza, La Provincia MB cresce di 5 comuni.
[edit] External links
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