Monza and Brianza
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Province of Monza and Brianza Provincia di Monza e della Brianza |
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 Map highlighting the location of the province of Monza e della Brianza in Italy |
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| Country |
 Italy
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| Region | Lombardy |
| Capital(s) | Monza |
| Comuni | 55 |
| Government | |
| • President | Pietro Luigi Ponti (PD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 405 km2 (156 sq mi) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 859,044 |
| • Density | 2,100/km2 (5,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 20900, 20811-20886 |
| Telephone prefix | 039, 0362, 02 |
| Vehicle registration | MB |
| ISTAT | 108 |
The Province of Monza and Brianza, (Italian: Provincia di Monza e della Brianza), is an administrative province of Lombardy region, Italy.
It was officially created by splitting the north-eastern part from the province of Milan on 12 May 12 2004, and became executive after the provincial elections of 6 and 7 June 2009. It has an area of 405 square kilometres (156 sq mi), that is one of the smallest provincial territories of Italy and a population of about 0.9 million, with a population density of more than 2,000 people per square kilometre, given by its heavily urbanized territory that is part of the urban area of Milan. The capital and most important commune is Monza (pop. 121,441 as of 30/11/09), only 15 kilometres (9 mi) from Milano. Other important centres are (2001 population figures): Seregno (39,206), Desio (35,069), Limbiate (31,551), Lissone (34,450), Vimercate (25,536), Cesano Maderno (33,094) and Brugherio (31,470). It borders the provinces of Lecco and Como to the north, the province of Varese to the west, the province of Bergamo to the east and the province of Milan to the south-east.
Below is a list of the top ten municipalities in the province of Monza and Brianza sorted by number of inhabitants:
A list of its 55 municipalities follows:
Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, colloquially called the Duomo di Lissone (Lissone)
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