Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Facts for Kids

Quick facts for kids Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Verbano-Cusio-Ossola
Province

Country	Italy
Region	Piedmont
Capital	Verbania
Area
• Total	2,255 km² (871 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Total	161,732
• Density	71.6/km² (185/sq mi)
Postal Code	Verbania: 28921-28925, Other area_total_km2s: 28811-28897
Telephone prefix	0321, 0322, 0323, 0324
ISTAT	103
Vehicle registration	VB
No. of communes	77

The Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola is a cool area in the northern part of Italy. It's part of the Piedmont region. This province was created in 1992. Before that, its different parts belonged to another province called Province of Novara.

This province gets its name from three main areas:

Verbano: This is the eastern part, located along the western shore of Lake Maggiore.
Cusio: This area is in the south, around Lake Orta.
Ossola: This covers the northern and western parts. It's a beautiful region with Alpine mountains and valleys.

The province has about 160,000 people living there. It covers an area of about 2,255 square kilometers (871 square miles). The biggest towns are Verbania, which is the capital and sits by Lake Maggiore, Domodossola in the Ossola region, and Omegna at the top of Lake Orta. The special code for this province is VB.

Map of the province

Towns and Communities
Culture and Heritage
- UNESCO Sacred Mountains
Population Facts
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Towns and Communities

The province has 77 local areas called comuni. Think of them like small towns or communities. Here are some of the largest ones by how many people live there:

Comune	Population
Verbania	30,836
Domodossola	18,362
Omegna	15,949
Gravellona Toce	7,595
Villadossola	6,915
Cannobio	5,113
Stresa	5,104

Culture and Heritage

UNESCO Sacred Mountains

In 2003, two special places in the province were added to the World Heritage List by UNESCO. UNESCO is an organization that helps protect important cultural and natural sites around the world. These two sites are the Sacred Mountain of Domodossola and the Sacred Mountain of Ghiffa. They are important because of their history and beautiful chapels.

Sacro Monte di Domodossola
View of the chapels IX and XI
Sacro Monte di Domodossola
Chapel IX
Sacro Monte di Domodossola
Sacro Monte di Ghiffa
Crucifixion and Trinity, 16th century
Sacro Monte di Ghiffa
Unknown artist of the 18th century, Three Angels visiting Abraham
Sacro Monte di Ghiffa
Landscape from the Sacro Monte

Population Facts

"Demographics" means studying facts about people, like how many there are and where they come from. Here are the top eight countries where people living in Verbano-Cusio-Ossola with foreign citizenship came from, as of December 31, 2010: