- Province of Biella
Infobox_ProvinceIT
fullname = Province of Biella
name = Biella
region =Piedmont
capital =Biella
commune = 82
area = 913
population_as_of = (2001)
population = 186,960
populationdensity = 205
vehicle = BI
postal_code = 13900
telephone_prefix = 15
ISTAT = 096
president = Sergio Scaramal
The Province of Biella ( _it. Provincia di Biella) is a province of Italy located in
Piedmont . It was created in1992 and its capital is the city ofBiella .It has an area of 913 km², and a total population of 187,249 (2001). There are 82 "comuni" (singular: "comune") in the province [http://www.upinet.it/indicatore.asp?id_statistiche=6] .The main "comuni" by population are:
Culture
acro Monte di Oropa
In
2003 , the Sacred Mountain of Oropa was inserted byUNESCO in theWorld Heritage List .External links
*it icon [http://www.provincia.biella.it/ Official website]
*en icon [http://www.sacrimonti.net/User/index.php?PAGE=Sito_it/Catalogo_eng Official web site for European Sacred Mounts]
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