Province of Turin




Province in Piedmont, Italy
































































Province of Turin
Province

Location of the Province of Turin within Italy
Location of the Province of Turin within Italy

Country Italy
Region Piedmont
Capital(s) Turin
Comuni
315
Government

 • President Antonino Saitta
Area

 • Total 6,821 km2 (2,634 sq mi)
Population
(03-31-2012)

 • Total 2,308,409
 • Density 340/km2 (880/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)
UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
10010-10020, 10022-10026,
10028-10032, 10034-10038,
10040-10046, 10048,
10050-10078, 10080-10088,
10090-10095, 10098-10100
Telephone prefix 011, 0121, 0122,
0123, 0124, 0125, 0161
Vehicle registration TO
ISTAT 001

The former Province of Turin (Italian: Provincia di Torino; Piedmontese: Provincia ëd Turin; French: Province de Turin) was a province in the Piedmont region of Italy. Its capital was the city of Turin. The province existed until 31 December 2014, when it was replaced by the Metropolitan City of Turin.




Contents






  • 1 Geography


  • 2 Economy


  • 3 See also


  • 4 References


  • 5 External links





Geography


It had an area of 6,830 km2 (2,640 sq mi),[1] and a total population of 2,306,676 (30 June 2011).[2]


There were 316 comuni in the province[3] – the most of any province in Italy. The second highest comunis are in the Province of Cuneo which has 250.


Torino, the former regional capital of the province, and capital of the present day Metropolitan City of Turin, was the first national capital of unified Italy in 1861.[4]



Economy


The most important export items from the Turin region are automobiles, machinery, and metal and metal products. The province has commercial relations with Germany, France, Poland, Spain, United Kingdom, Romania and Czech Republic. A large quantity of import and export is carried with these nations.


Service is the most important economic sector accounting to 66% of the Gross Domestic Product. The other two important sectors are Industry (32%) and agriculture(2%).[4] To promote entrepreneurship the provincial body has started- Start your own business (Italian: Mettersi in Proprio), an advice service to help aspiring entrepreneurs who have new business ideas.[4]




Roadmap of the Metropolitan City of Turin.




Satellite view of the western region.



See also




  • Piedmontese language

  • Franco-Provençal language

  • Sacro Monte di Belmonte


  • House of Savoy
    • Residences of the Royal House of Savoy



  • Gran Paradiso National Park — Parco Nazionale del Gran Paradiso.



References





  1. ^ "ISTAT - Superficie dei comuni, province e regioni al Censimento 2011". ISTAT (in Italian). Retrieved 14 September 2014..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "Dato ISTAT al 31 dicembre 2013". ISTAT (in Italian). Retrieved 14 September 2014.


  3. ^ "Comunis in Turin" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2014.


  4. ^ abc "Province of Turin". Energeia. Retrieved 14 September 2014.




External links


  • Official former website




Coordinates: 45°4′N 7°42′E / 45.067°N 7.700°E / 45.067; 7.700








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