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
Province
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

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.

Map

Map o the province.

Surnames

Maist common surnames in province o Cosenza:

• 1. Greco
• 2. Bruno
• 3. Russo
• 4. De Luca
• 5. Perri
• 6. Ferraro
• 7. Gallo
• 8. Caruso
• 9. De Marco
• 10. Marino
• 11. Perrone
• 12. De Rose
• 13. Morrone
• 14. Esposito
• 15. Santoro
• 16. Costanzo
• 17. Tucci

See an aw

• Calabrie wine

Freemit airtins

• Provincia di Cosenza hamepage (in Italian) Archived 2005-02-06 at the Wayback Machine