Province of Turin

The former Province of Turin (Italian: Provincia di Torino; Piedmontese: Provincia ëd Turin; French: Province de 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.

Province of Turin
Province
(1847–2014)
Location of the Province of Turin within Italy
CountryItaly
RegionPiedmont
Capital(s)Turin
Comuni315
Government
 • Presidentoffice abolished
Area
 • Total6,821 km2 (2,634 sq mi)
Population
 (03-31-2012)
 • Total2,308,409
 • Density340/km2 (880/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
10010-10020, 10022-10026,
10028-10032, 10034-10038,
10040-10046, 10048,
10050-10078, 10080-10088,
10090-10095, 10098-10100
Telephone prefix011, 0121, 0122,
0123, 0124, 0125, 0161
Vehicle registrationTO
ISTAT001

Geography

It had an area of 6,830 km2 (2,640 sq mi),[1] and a total population of 2,306,676 (30 June 2011).[2]

There were 316 comuni in the province[3] – the most of any province in Italy. The second highest comunis are in the Province of Cuneo which has 250.

Torino, the former regional capital of the province, and capital of the present day Metropolitan City of Turin, was the first national capital of unified Italy in 1861.[4]

Economy

The most important export items from the Turin region are automobiles, machinery, and metal 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%).[4] To promote entrepreneurship the provincial body has started- Start your own business (Italian: Mettersi in Proprio), an advice service to help aspiring entrepreneurs who have new business ideas.[4]

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

See also

References
  1. "ISTAT - Superficie dei comuni, province e regioni al Censimento 2011". ISTAT (in Italian). Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  2. "Dato ISTAT al 31 dicembre 2013". ISTAT (in Italian). Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  3. "Comunis in Turin" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  4. "Province of Turin". Energeia. Archived from the original on 1 June 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2014.

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