PROVINCE OF COMO

The 'Province of Como' (Italian: ''Provincia di Como'') is a province in the north of the Lombardy region of Italy and borders the Swiss cantons of Ticino and Grigioni to the North, the Italian provinces of Sondrio and Lecco to the East, the Province of Milan to the south and the Province of Varese to the West. The city of Como is its capital - other large towns are Cantù, Erba, Mariano Comense, and Olgiate Comasco. Campione d'Italia 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:

Commune	Population
Como	83,144
Cantù	36,742
Mariano Comense	21,844
Erba	16,874
Olgiate Comasco	10,893
Lurate Caccivio	10,052
Cermenate	8,772
Fino Mornasco	8,748
Turate	8,389
Lomazzo	8,329
Inverigo	8,280
Mozzate	7,494
Appiano Gentile	7,236
Cabiate	7,100
Cernobbio	7,036

The Bergamo Alps and some hills cover the territory of the province, and the most important body of water is the glacial Lake Como. Como is also famous because it is the city of Alessandro Volta, inventor of the electric battery in 1800.

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See also

★ Communes of the province of Como

★ Giuseppe Terragni

★ Antonio Sant'Elia

★ Alessandro Volta

References

★ Unione Provincia d'Italia (Italian and requires proprietary Microsoft software)

★ Provincia di Como homepage (in Italian)