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Province of Cosenza
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Geography of Italy>Zone /-->
Nation
Italy
Region Calabria
Capital Cosenza
Area km²
Population (2001) 733,368
Density 110
Municipalities 155
Italian car number plates>Vehicle Registration CS
Postal Code 87100
Telephone Prefix 0968, 0981, 0982, 0983, 0984, 0985
Istituto Nazionale di Statistica>ISTAT 078
President Mario Oliverio

Map highlighting the location of Cosenza in Italy

Cosenza (Italian: Provincia di Cosenza) is a province in the Calabria region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Cosenza.

It has an area of 6,650 km², and a total population of 733,797 (2001). There are 155 communes in the province (source: Italian institute of statistics Istat, see [this link]).

Cosenza includes a community of speakers of the Occitan language, which was established by members of the Waldensian or Vaudois movement, who emigrated there to escape religious persecution in the 13th and 14th centuries (see [this link]).

External links



Europe | Italy | Calabria
Catanzaro | Cosenza | Crotone | Reggio Calabria | Vibo Valentia


 


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