Province of Sondrio

Coordinates: 46°21′37″N 9°56′38″E / 46.3601976°N 9.9440002°E / 46.3601976; 9.9440002

Province of Sondrio
—  Province  —
Map highlighting the location of the province of Sondrio in Italy
Country	Italy
Region	Lombardy
Capital(s)	Sondrio
Comuni	78
Government
• President	Massimo Sertori (LN)
Area
• Total	3,212 km2 (1,240 sq mi)
Population (2008)
• Total	181,841
• Density	57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code
Telephone prefix	0342, 0343
Vehicle registration	SO
ISTAT	014

Terraced fields in Valtellina.

The Province of Sondrio (It. Provincia di Sondrio) is in the Lombardy region of Italy. Its capital is the town of Sondrio.

It has an area of 3,212 km², and a total population of 176,856 (2001). There are 78 communes in the province, ranging in population from Sondrio (21,790 persons) to Pedesina (only 34 inhabitants) and in size from Valdidentro (244.41 km²) to Poggiridenti (2.93 km²) (source: Italian institute of statistics Istat, see this link).

The province borders Switzerland (precisely, the Canton of Grisons) to the north and west, the provinces of Como and Lecco to the west, the provinces of Bergamo and Brescia to the south and Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol region to the east.

External links

• Official website

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