Province of Monza and Brianza : Ask Biography

Administration

Full name

Province of Monza and Brianza

Native name lang

Settlement type

Province

Country

Italy

Region

Lombardy

Government

Capital(s)

Monza

President

Dario Allevi

Geography

Total Area

156.5 sq mi (405.49 km2)

Demography

Total Population

848788 (11-30-2010)

Density (pop.)

auto/km² (0/sq mi)

Other information

Time zone

CET (UTC+1)

- Summer (DST)

CEST (UTC+2)

Postal code

20900, 20811-20886

Area code

039, 0362, 02

Vehicle registration

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The Province of Monza and Brianza (in the Western Lombard: "Prùvincia de Mùnscia e da la Briansa") is an administrative province of Lombardy region, Italy. It was officially created splitting the eastern part from the province of Milan on May 12, 2004, and became executive after the provincial elections of 6 and 7 June 2009.

It has an area of 405.49 km2, that is one of the smallest provincial territories of Italy, and a population of almost 850,000 at the end of 2010, with a population density of more than 2,000 inhab./km2, given by its highly urbanized territory.

The capital and most important commune is Monza (pop. 121,441 as of 30/11/09), only 15 km far away from Milano. Other important centres are (referred to 2001 population): Seregno (39,206), Desio (35,069), Limbiate (31,551), Lissone (34,450), Vimercate (25,536), Cesano Maderno (33,094) and Brugherio (31,470).