Province of Cuneo
| Province of Cuneo | |
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| Province | |
 Map highlighting the location of the province of Cuneo in Italy |
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| Country |
 Italy
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| Region | Piedmont |
| Capital(s) | Cuneo |
| Comuni | 250 |
| Government | |
| • President | Federico Borgna |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6,903 km2 (2,665 sq mi) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 595,209 |
| • Density | 86/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 12100 |
| Telephone prefix | 0171 |
| Vehicle registration | CN |
| ISTAT | 004 |
| Website | www |
Cuneo (Italian) or Coni (French and Piedmontese) is a province in the southwest of the Piedmont region of Italy. To the west it borders on the French region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (departments of Alpes-Maritimes, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and Hautes-Alpes). To the north it borders on the province of Turin. To the east it borders on the province of Asti. To the south it borders on the Ligurian provinces of Savona and Imperia. It is also known as the Provincia Granda, the big province, because it is the third largest province in Italy (following the provinces of South Tyrol and Foggia) and the largest one in Piedmont.Briga Marittima and Tenda were part of this province before cession to France in 1947.
Its capital is the city of Cuneo. Of the 250 communes in the province, the largest by population are:
Many important industrial groups have branches in the province: Michelin (Cuneo and Fossano), Saint-Gobain (Savigliano), Valeo (Mondovì), Asahi Glass Co.(Cuneo), ITT Galfer (Barge), Diageo(Santa Vittoria d'Alba) and Nestlé(Moretta).
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