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Province o Cosenza

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Province o Cosenza
Map heichlichtin the location o the province o Cosenza in Italy
Map heichlichtin the location o the province o Cosenza in Italy
Kintra Italy
RegionCalabrie
Caipital(s)Cosenza
Comuni155
Govrenment
 • PresesMario Oliverio
Area
 • Total6650 km2 (2,570 sq mi)
Population
 (2012) (approx.)
 • Total734,430
 • Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
87100
Telephone prefix0968, 0981, 0982, 0983, 0984, 0985
Vehicle registrationCS
ISTAT078

The Province o Cosenza (Italian: Provincia di Cosenza) is a province in the Calabrie region o Italy. Its caipital is the ceety o Cosenza.

It haes an aurie o 6,650 km², an a total population o 734,430 (2012). It is the biggest Calabrie Province. Thare are 155 comunes (Italian: comuni) in the province [1] Archived 2007-08-07 at the Wayback Machine, see Comunes o the Province o Cosenza.

Minorities

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The Province o Cosenza includes a commonty o speakers o the Occitan leide (also known as Langue d'oc) in Guardia Piemontese: it wis established bi memmers o the Waldensian or Vaudois muivement, who emigratit thare tae escape releegious persecution in the 13t an 14t centuries (see this link). Thare is a considerable Arbëreshë commonty an aw, who settled in Italy durin the 15t an 16t centuries.

Map o the province.


Surnames

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Maist common surnames in province o Cosenza:

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Freemit airtins

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