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Province of Turin

Former province of Piedmont, Italy

Province of Turin
Summary

Former province of Piedmont, Italy

FieldValue
<!-- See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions -->nameProvince of Turin
native_name_langit
settlement_typeProvince
(1847–2014)
image_flagFlag of the Province of Turin.svg
image_shieldProvincia di Torino-Stemma.svg
image_mapTorino in Italy.svg
map_captionLocation of the province of Turin within Italy
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameItaly
subdivision_type1Region
subdivision_name1Piedmont
seat_typeCapital(s)
seatTurin
parts_typeComuni
parts_stylepara
p1315
leader_titlePresident
leader_nameoffice abolished
unit_prefMetric
area_total_km26821
population_total2308409
population_as_of03-31-2012
population_density_km2auto
timezone1CET
utc_offset1+1
timezone1_DSTCEST
utc_offset1_DST+2
postal_code_typePostal code
postal_code10010-10020, 10022-10026,
10028-10032, 10034-10038,
10040-10046, 10048,
10050-10078, 10080-10088,
10090-10095, 10098-10100
area_code_typeTelephone prefix
area_code011, 0121, 0122,
0123, 0124, 0125, 0161
registration_plateTO
blank_name_sec1ISTAT
blank_info_sec1001
website

(1847–2014) 10028-10032, 10034-10038, 10040-10046, 10048, 10050-10078, 10080-10088, 10090-10095, 10098-10100 0123, 0124, 0125, 0161

The province of 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.

Geography

It had an area of 6830 km2, and a total population of (30 June 2011). There were 316 comuni (municipalities) in the province – the most of any province in Italy. The second highest comuni are in the province of Cuneo which has 250. Turin, the former capital of the province, and capital of the present day Metropolitan City of Turin, was the first national capital of unified Italy in 1861.

Economy

The most important export items from the Turin province are automobiles, machinery, 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%). In order to promote entrepreneurship, the provincial body has started "Start Your Own Business" (), an advice service to help aspiring entrepreneurs who have new business ideas.

Roadmap of the [[Metropolitan City of Turin
Satellite view of the western region

References

References

  1. "ISTAT - Superficie dei comuni, province e regioni al Censimento 2011".
  2. "Dato ISTAT al 31 dicembre 2013".
  3. "Comunis in Turin".
  4. "Province of Turin".
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