Province of Asti | |
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Country | Italy |
Region | Piedmont |
Capital(s) | Asti |
Comuni | 118 |
Government | |
• President | Maurizio Rasero |
Area | |
• Total | 1,504.5 km2 (580.9 sq mi) |
Population (31 August 2017) | |
• Total | 215,871 |
• Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) |
GDP | |
• Total | €5.368 billion (2015) |
• Per capita | €24,575 (2015) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 14010-14026, 14030, 14032-14037, 14039-14055, 14057-14059, 14100 |
Telephone prefix | 011, 0141, 0144 |
Vehicle registration | AT |
ISTAT | 005 |
The province of Asti (Italian : provincia di Asti; Piedmontese: provincia d'Ast) is a province in the Piedmont region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Asti. To the northwest it borders on the Metropolitan City of Turin; to the southwest it borders on the province of Cuneo. To the east it borders on the province of Alessandria, while in the south it shares a very short border with the Ligurian province of Savona. It has an area of 1,504.5 square kilometres (580.9 sq mi), and, As of 2017 [update] , a total population of 215,871.
The Province of Asti was re-established on 1 April 1935 by Royal Decree No. 297 of King Victor Emmanuel III. It was detached from the existing province of Alessandria into which it had been absorbed upon the creation of that province in 1859.
The Province of Asti is among the institutions awarded the Gold Medal for Military Valor (Medaglia d'Oro al Valor Militare) for its contribution to the partisan struggle during the last two years of the Second World War.
There are 118 comuni (sg.: comune ) in the province. [2] The largest by population [3] are:
City | Population |
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Asti | 76,174 |
Canelli | 10,465 |
Nizza Monferrato | 10,369 |
San Damiano d'Asti | 8,342 |
Costigliole d'Asti | 5,865 |
Villanova d'Asti | 5,667 |
Castagnole delle Lanze | 3,772 |
Castelnuovo Don Bosco | 3,235 |
Villafranca d'Asti | 3,064 |
Moncalvo | 2,998 |
The Province of Asti is twinned with:
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Canelli is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Asti in the Italian region of Piedmont. As of 31 January 2024 it has a population of 10,022
Cocconato is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) east of Turin and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) northwest of Asti. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia.
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Grana Monferrato is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) east of Turin and about 12 kilometres (7 mi) northeast of Asti. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 628 and an area of 6.0 square kilometres (2.3 sq mi).
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