Province of Vercelli

Province of Italy

Province in Piedmont, Italy

Coat of arms

Map highlighting the location of the province of Vercelli in Italy

Country

ItalyRegionPiedmontCapital(s)VercelliComuni86Government

• PresidentEraldo BottaArea

• Total2,088 km² (806 sq mi)Population

(1 January 2015^[1])

• Total176,121 • Density84/km² (220/sq mi)GDP

^[2]

• Total€4.725 billion (2015) • Per capita€26,922 (2015)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

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

Telephone prefix015, 0161, 0163Vehicle registrationVC ISTAT002

The province of Vercelli (Italian: provincia di Vercelli) is a province in the Piedmont region of Italy. Its capital is Vercelli.

As of 2015^[update], it has an area of 2,081 square kilometres (803 sq mi) and a total population of some 176,000. It is an area known for the cultivation of rice.

Main sights

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.

References

^ Demographics data from ISTAT
^ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional Gross Domestic Product (Small regions TL3), OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.