Province of Vercelli

{{Short description|Province of Italy}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Province of Vercelli

| native_name = {{native name|it|Provincia di Vercelli}}

| settlement_type = Province

| image_skyline = Piemonterisaie.jpg

| image_alt =

| image_caption = Rice farms in the province of Vercelli

| image_flag =

| flag_alt =

| image_shield = Provincia di Vercelli-Stemma.svg

| shield_alt =

| image_map = Vercelli in Italy.svg

| map_alt =

| map_caption = Map highlighting the location of the province of Vercelli in Italy

| coordinates =

| coordinates_footnotes =

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|Italy}}

| subdivision_type1 = Region

| subdivision_name1 = Piedmont

| established_title =

| established_date =

| seat_type = Capital(s)

| seat = Vercelli

| parts_type = Comuni

| parts_style = para

| p1 = 86

| government_footnotes =

| leader_party =

| leader_title = President

| leader_name = Eraldo Botta

| unit_pref = Metric

| area_footnotes =

| area_total_km2 = 2088

| elevation_footnotes =

| elevation_m =

| population_footnotes =

| population_total = 176121

| population_as_of = 1 January 2015Demographics data from ISTAT

| population_density_km2 = auto

| demographics_type2 = GDP

| demographics2_footnotes = [http://stats.oecd.org/ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional Gross Domestic Product (Small regions TL3)], OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.

| demographics2_title1 = Total

| demographics2_info1 = €4.725 billion (2015)

| demographics2_title2 = Per capita

| demographics2_info2 = €26,922 (2015)

| timezone1 = CET

| utc_offset1 = +1

| timezone1_DST = CEST

| utc_offset1_DST = +2

| postal_code_type = Postal code

| postal_code = 13010-13012, 13015, 13017-13028,
13030-13041, 13043-13049, 13060, 13100

| area_code_type = Telephone prefix

| area_code = 015, 0161, 0163

| iso_code =

| registration_plate = VC

| blank_name_sec1 = ISTAT

| blank_info_sec1 = 002

| website =

| footnotes =

}}

File:Map of province of Vercelli (region Piedmont, Italy).svg

File:Vercelli map.png

The province of Vercelli ({{langx|it|provincia di Vercelli}}) is a province in the Piedmont region of Italy. Its capital is Vercelli.

{{as of|2015}}, it has an area of {{convert|2081|km2|mi2}} and a total population of some 176,000. It is an area known for the cultivation of rice.

Main sights

Image:Sacro Monte Varallo 4.JPG. Façade of the basilica.]]

In 2003, UNESCO added the Sacred Mountain of Varallo to the World Heritage List.

Other historical sights include the Basilica of Sant'Andrea in Vercelli. There are also numerous natural sights in the Valsesia area.

Municipalities

File:Vercelli PiazzaCavour.jpg]]

File:Borgosesia Chiesa di Sant'Antonio.jpg]]

There are 82 comuni ({{singular}}: comune) in the province.[https://www.provincia.vercelli.it/it/page/storia-e00d96e9-4262-448d-b8e4-8b4307ee3bf2 Provincia di Vercelli] The largest by population are:

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! Comune

! Population

align=center|Vercelli

| align=center|45,323

align=center|Borgosesia

| align=center|11,243

align=center|Santhià

| align=center|9,873

align=center|Gattinara

| align=center|8,304

align=center|Crescentino

| align=center|8,071

align=center|Varallo

| align=center|7,253

align=center|Trino

| align=center|7,123

align=center|Serravalle Sesia

| align=center|5,218

align=center|Cigliano

| align=center|4,573

align=center|Livorno Ferraris

| align=center|4,562

align=center|Quarona

| align=center|4,215

align=center|Saluggia

| align=center|4,193

The full list is:

Transport

=Motorways=

The province is crossed by the following motorways (in Italian, autostrade):

=Railway lines=

References

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