Province o Cosenza
The Province o Cosenza (Italian: Provincia di Cosenza) is a province in the Calabrie region o Italy. Its caipital is the ceety o Cosenza.
Province o Cosenza | |
|---|---|
 Map heichlichtin the location o the province o Cosenza in Italy | |
| Kintra |  Italy |
| Region | Calabrie |
| Caipital(s) | Cosenza |
| Comuni | 155 |
| Govrenment | |
| • Preses | Mario Oliverio |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6650 km2 (2,570 sq mi) |
| Population (2012) (approx.) | |
| • Total | 734,430 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 87100 |
| Telephone prefix | 0968, 0981, 0982, 0983, 0984, 0985 |
| Vehicle registration | CS |
| ISTAT | 078 |
It haes an aurie o 6,650 km², an a total population o 734,430 (2012). It is the biggest Calabrie Province. Thare are 155 comunes (Italian: comuni) in the province [1] Archived 2007-08-07 at the Wayback Machine, see Comunes o the Province o Cosenza.
Minorities eedit
The Province o Cosenza includes a commonty o speakers o the Occitan leide (also known as Langue d'oc) in Guardia Piemontese: it wis established bi memmers o the Waldensian or Vaudois muivement, who emigratit thare tae escape releegious persecution in the 13t an 14t centuries (see this link). Thare is a considerable Arbëreshë commonty an aw, who settled in Italy durin the 15t an 16t centuries.
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Surnames eedit
Maist common surnames in province o Cosenza:
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Freemit airtins eedit
- Provincia di Cosenza hamepage (in Italian) Archived 2005-02-06 at the Wayback Machine