Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola
Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola
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Villa Taranto in Verbania, seat of the prefecture | |
Map highlighting the location of the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in Italy | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Capital(s) | Verbania |
| Comuni | 74 |
| Government | |
| • President | Alessandro Lana |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,255 km2 (871 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
• Total | 161,732 |
| • Density | 72/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | €3.733 billion (2015) |
| • Per capita | €23,259 (2015) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | Verbania: 28921-28925, Other areas: 28811-28897 |
| Telephone prefix | 0163, 0322, 0323, 0324 |
| ISO 3166 code | VB |
| Vehicle registration | VB |
| ISTAT | 103 |
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The province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola (Italian: provincia del Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Italian: [verˈbaːno ˈkuːzjo ˈɔssola]) is a province in the Piedmont region of Italy. It was created in 1992 through the fusion of three geographical areas which had previously been part of the province of Novara. The area flanking the western shore of Verbano (or Lago Maggiore) forms the eastern part of the province; Cusio (or Lago d’Orta) and its environs form the southern part; while the north and west of the province consist of the Ossola, a region of Alpine mountains and valleys. The ISO code for the province is VB.
The province has a total population of some 160,000, distributed over an area of 2,255 square kilometres (871 sq mi), with the biggest population centres being its capital Verbania on the shores of Lago Maggiore, Domodossola the main town of the Ossola, and Omegna at the northern end of Lago d’Orta.