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Province of Biella Provincia di Biella (Italian) Provincia ëd Biela (Piedmontese)
Province
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Map highlighting the location of the province of Biella in Italy
Country	Italy
Region	Piedmont
Capital(s)	Biella
Comuni	82
Government
• President	Gianluca Foglia Barbisin
Area
• Total	913.28 km (352.62 sq mi)
Population
• Total	178,551
• Density	200/km (510/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.

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.

The main comuni (municipalities) by population are:

Culture

Biella is home to the Sacred Mountain of Oropa, which became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2003.

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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