Province of Asti

Province of Asti
Province
The provincial seat.

Map highlighting the location of the province of Asti in Italy
Country  Italy
Region Piedmont
Capital(s) Asti
Comuni 118
Government
 • President Marco Gabusi
Area
 • Total 1,504.5 km2 (580.9 sq mi)
Population (31 August 2017)
 • Total 215,871
 • Density 140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 14010-14026, 14030, 14032-14037, 14039-14055, 14057-14059, 14100
Telephone prefix 011, 0141, 0144
Vehicle registration AT
ISTAT 005

The Province of Asti (Italian: Provincia di Asti) is a province in the Piedmont region of northern Italy. Its capital is the city of Asti. To the northwest it borders on the Metropolitan City of Turin; to the southwest it borders on the province of Cuneo. To the east it borders on the province of Alessandria, while in the south it shares a very short border with the Ligurian province of Savona. It has an area of 1,504.5 square kilometres (580.9 sq mi), and, As of 2017, a total population of 215,871.

History

A Moscato d'Asti.

The Province of Asti was re-established on 1 April 1935 by Royal Decree No. 297 of King Victor Emmanuel III. It was detached from the existing Province of Alessandria into which it had been absorbed upon the creation of that province in 1859.

The Province of Asti is among the institutions awarded the Gold Medal for Military Valor (Medaglia d'Oro al Valor Militare) for its contribution to the partisan struggle during the last two years of the Second World War.

Municipalities

There are 118 municipalities (comuni, singular: comune) in the province.[1] the largest by population[2] are:

CityPopulation
Asti76,174
Canelli10,465
Nizza Monferrato10,369
San Damiano d'Asti8,342
Costigliole d'Asti5,865
Villanova d'Asti5,667
Castagnole delle Lanze3,772
Castelnuovo Don Bosco3,235
Villafranca d'Asti3,064
Moncalvo2,998
Map of the province of Asti

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.comuni-italiani.it/005/index.html
  2. ↑ http://www.comuni-italiani.it/005/lista.html

Coordinates: 44°53′56″N 8°12′28″E / 44.89889°N 8.20778°E / 44.89889; 8.20778


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