Province of Monza and Brianza


The province of Monza and Brianza is a province in the Lombardy region of Italy. Located in the northwest of the region, it is named after its capital and largest municipality, the Monza, and the geographical, historical and cultural area of Brianza in which it is entirely comprised.

Description

It was officially created by splitting the north-eastern part from the province of Milan on 12 May 2004, and became executive after the provincial elections of 6 and 7 June 2009. The province had a population of 871,735 divided in 55 comuni. It has an area of, 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 largest commune is Monza with 123,000 inhabitants, only from Milan. The other largest municipalities are Seregno, Desio, Limbiate, Lissone, Vimercate, Cesano Maderno and Brugherio. 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 Metropolitan [City of Milan] to the south-east.

Municipalities

Here is a list of the most populated municipalities of the province.
MunicipalityPopulation
Monza123,776
Lissone45,535
Seregno45,189
Desio41,960
Cesano Maderno38,771
Limbiate35,121
Brugherio34,864
Vimercate26,156
Giussano25,916
Muggiò24,428

The 55 comuni in the province are:

Government

List of presidents of the province of Monza and Brianza

PresidentTerm startTerm endParty
Dario Allevi8 June 200913 October 2014The People of Freedom
Forza Italia
Pietro Luigi Ponti13 October 201426 June 2017Democratic Party
Roberto Invernizzi25 September 201726 May 2019Democratic Party
Luca Santambrogio27 July 2019IncumbentLega

Transport

Motorways

Railway lines