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Province of Bergamo

Province of Italy, located in the Lombardy region

Summary

Province of Italy, located in the Lombardy region

Field	Value
name	Province of Bergamo
native_name	it
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settlement_type	Province
image_skyline	Bergamo_Palazzo_Provincia.jpg
image_caption	The Palazzo della Provincia, the seat of the provincial administration.
image_shield	Provincia di Bergamo-Stemma.svg
image_map	Bergamo in Italy.svg
map_caption	Map highlighting the location of the province of Bergamo in Italy
coordinates
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Italy
subdivision_type1	Region
subdivision_name1	Lombardy
seat_type	Capital(s)
seat	Bergamo
parts_type	Comuni
parts_style	para
p1	243
leader_party	PD
leader_title	President
leader_name	Pasquale Gandolfi
population_demonym	Bergamascan or Bergamasque
unit_pref	Metric
area_total_km2	2754.91
population_total	1103768
population_as_of	01/01/2023
population_density_km2	auto
demographics_type2	GDP
demographics2_footnotes
demographics2_title1	Total
demographics2_info1	€33.795 billion (2015)
demographics2_title2	Per capita
demographics2_info2	€30,485 (2015)
timezone1	CET
utc_offset1	+1
timezone1_DST	CEST
utc_offset1_DST	+2
postal_code_type	Postal code
postal_code	24000-24100
area_code_type	Telephone prefix
area_code	035, 0345, 0346, 0363, 02, 030
iso_code	IT-BG
registration_plate	BG
blank_name_sec1	ISTAT
blank_info_sec1
website

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Map of the province of Bergamo

Map of the historical regions of Bergamo

Map of the municipalities of the province of Bergamo

The province of Bergamo (; ) is a province in the Lombardy region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Bergamo. The province has a population of 1,103,768 (2023), an area of 2,754.91 sqkm, and contains 242 comuni (municipalities).

Geography

The province of Bergamo borders the province of Sondrio to the north, the province of Brescia to the east, the province of Cremona to the south and the Metropolitan City of Milan and the provinces of Monza and Brianza and Lecco to the west. The northern part spans the Orobian Alps with the highest point being Mount Coca at 3,052 m. Its rivers include the Serio, Dezzo, Cherio, Brembo, and Adda. Its valleys include the Seriana, Cavallina, and Brembana. Other, smaller but important valleys include the Valle Imagna, the Val di Scalve, the Val Brembilla, the Val Serina, and the Val Taleggio. The southern part is mainly made up of flatlands.

In the east, Lake Iseo forms its boundary which the Oglio from the Camonica Valley flows through. Minerals are found in the area of Trescore Balneario and San Pellegrino (the source of the mineral water of the same name) and other places.

Economy

The low-lying areas are rich in pastures along with corn, wine, grain, rice and flax that are cultivated. Hunting is common. Very common is also the breeding of poultry, pigs with modern techniques, and the traditional sheep herding.

The provincial economy is based on SMEs, and varied products are made. The main heavy industries of the province of Bergamo are mineral processing, especially iron, concrete and marble. There is a large tractor plant, in Treviglio, a lot of global companies have a plant in Bergamo, like Tenaris and ABB in Dalmine. In Curno is placed the headquarter of Brembo which is also seated in Stezzano inside a famous technology area named Kilometro Rosso. Another international brand present is Alfa Laval in Suisio.

Silks, metallurgical products and clothing are also common products. A Heineken Italia brewery makes Moretti La Rossa in Comun Nuovo. Bergamo masons and assemblers are very famous for their ability and dedication to work.

Demographics

Foreigners residing in the province of Bergamo as of January 1, 2021 are 121,734 and represent 11.0% of the resident population.

The largest foreign community is the one from Morocco with 14.5% (17,617) of all foreigners present on the territory, followed by Romania 13.6% (16,572) and Albania 9.2% (11,223). Other numerous communities are those of India 8.4% (10,229) and Senegal 7.8% (9,574).

Municipalities

There are 243 comuni (: comune) in the province. The largest by population are:

Comune	Population
Bergamo
Treviglio
Seriate
Dalmine
Romano di Lombardia
Albino
Caravaggio
Stezzano
Alzano Lombardo
Osio Sotto

The full list is:

Adrara San Martino
Adrara San Rocco
Albano Sant'Alessandro
Albino
Algua
Almenno San Bartolomeo
Almenno San Salvatore
Almè
Alzano Lombardo
Ambivere
Antegnate
Arcene
Ardesio
Arzago d'Adda
Averara
Aviatico
Azzano San Paolo
Azzone
Bagnatica
Barbata
Bariano
Barzana
Bedulita
Berbenno
Bergamo
Berzo San Fermo
Bianzano
Blello
Bolgare
Boltiere
Bonate Sopra
Bonate Sotto
Borgo di Terzo
Bossico
Bottanuco
Bracca
Branzi
Brembate
Brembate di Sopra
Brignano Gera d'Adda
Brumano
Brusaporto
Calcinate
Calcio
Calusco d'Adda
Calvenzano
Camerata Cornello
Canonica d'Adda
Capizzone
Capriate San Gervasio
Caprino Bergamasco
Caravaggio
Carobbio degli Angeli
Carona
Carvico
Casazza
Casirate d'Adda
Casnigo
Cassiglio
Castel Rozzone
Castelli Calepio
Castione della Presolana
Castro
Cavernago
Cazzano Sant'Andrea
Cenate Sopra
Cenate Sotto
Cene
Cerete
Chignolo d'Isola
Chiuduno
Cisano Bergamasco
Ciserano
Cividate al Piano
Clusone
Colere
Cologno al Serio
Colzate
Comun Nuovo
Corna Imagna
Cornalba
Cortenuova
Costa di Mezzate
Costa Serina
Costa Valle Imagna
Costa Volpino
Covo
Credaro
Curno
Cusio
Dalmine
Dossena
Endine Gaiano
Entratico
Fara Gera d'Adda
Fara Olivana con Sola
Filago
Fino del Monte
Fiorano al Serio
Fontanella
Fonteno
Foppolo
Foresto Sparso
Fornovo San Giovanni
Fuipiano Valle Imagna
Gandellino
Gandino
Gandosso
Gaverina Terme
Gazzaniga
Ghisalba
Gorlago
Gorle
Gorno
Grassobbio
Gromo
Grone
Grumello del Monte
Isola di Fondra
Isso
Lallio
Leffe
Lenna
Levate
Locatello
Lovere
Lurano
Luzzana
Madone
Mapello
Martinengo
Medolago
Mezzoldo
Misano di Gera d'Adda
Moio de' Calvi
Monasterolo del Castello
Montello
Morengo
Mornico al Serio
Mozzanica
Mozzo
Nembro
Olmo al Brembo
Oltre il Colle
Oltressenda Alta
Oneta
Onore
Orio al Serio
Ornica
Osio Sopra
Osio Sotto
Pagazzano
Paladina
Palazzago
Palosco
Parre
Parzanica
Pedrengo
Peia
Pianico
Piario
Piazza Brembana
Piazzatorre
Piazzolo
Pognano
Ponte Nossa
Ponte San Pietro
Ponteranica
Pontida
Pontirolo Nuovo
Pradalunga
Predore
Premolo
Presezzo
Pumenengo
Ranica
Ranzanico
Riva di Solto
Rogno
Romano di Lombardia
Roncobello
Roncola
Rota d'Imagna
Rovetta
San Giovanni Bianco
San Paolo d'Argon
San Pellegrino Terme
Sant'Omobono Terme
Santa Brigida
Sarnico
Scanzorosciate
Schilpario
Sedrina
Selvino
Seriate
Serina
Solto Collina
Solza
Songavazzo
Sorisole
Sotto il Monte Giovanni XXIII
Sovere
Spinone al Lago
Spirano
Stezzano
Strozza
Suisio
Taleggio
Tavernola Bergamasca
Telgate
Terno d'Isola
Torre Boldone
Torre Pallavicina
Torre de' Busi
Torre de' Roveri
Trescore Balneario
Treviglio
Treviolo
Ubiale Clanezzo
Urgnano
Valbondione
Val Brembilla
Valbrembo
Valgoglio
Valleve
Valnegra
Valtorta
Vedeseta
Verdellino
Verdello
Vertova
Viadanica
Vigano San Martino
Vigolo
Villa d'Adda
Villa d'Almè
Villa d'Ogna
Villa di Serio
Villongo
Vilminore di Scalve
Zandobbio
Zanica
Zogno

Transport

Motorways

The province is crossed by the following motorways (in Italian, autostrade):

Autostrada A4: Turin-Trieste
Autostrada A35: Brescia-Bergamo-Milan
Autostrada A36: Bergamo-Milan Malpensa Airport

Railway lines

Milan–Venice railway
Milan–Verona high-speed railway

References

[https://stats.oecd.org/ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional Gross Domestic Product (Small regions TL3)], OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.

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