The province of Como (; Comasco: ) is a province in the region of Lombardy in Italy. It borders the Swiss cantons of Ticino and Grigioni to the north, the Italian provinces of Sondrio and Lecco to the east, the province of Monza and Brianza to the south and the province of Varese to the west.
It has a population of 598,562 in an area of across its 147 municipalities.
The city of Como is its capital—other large towns, with more than 10,000 inhabitants, include Cantù, Erba, Mariano Comense and Olgiate Comasco.
Campione d'Italia also belongs to the province and is enclaved in the Swiss canton of Ticino. The Lugano Prealps cover the territory of the province, and the most important body of water is the glacial Lake Como.
Municipalities
The province has 147 municipalities:
Albavilla Albese con Cassano Albiolo Alserio Alta Valle Intelvi Alzate Brianza Anzano del Parco Appiano Gentile Argegno Arosio Asso Barni Bellagio Bene Lario Beregazzo con Figliaro Binago Bizzarone Blessagno Blevio Bregnano Brenna Brienno Brunate Bulgarograsso Cabiate Cadorago Caglio Campione d'Italia Cantù Canzo Capiago Intimiano Carate Urio Carbonate Carimate Carlazzo Carugo Caslino d'Erba Casnate con Bernate Cassina Rizzardi Castelmarte Castelnuovo Bozzente Cavargna Centro Valle Intelvi Cerano d'Intelvi Cermenate Cernobbio Cirimido Claino con Osteno Colonno Colverde Como Corrido Cremia Cucciago Cusino Dizzasco Domaso Dongo Dosso del Liro Erba Eupilio Faggeto Lario Faloppio Fenegrò Figino Serenza Fino Mornasco Garzeno Gera Lario Grandate Grandola ed Uniti Gravedona ed Uniti Griante Guanzate Inverigo Laglio Laino Lambrugo Lasnigo Lezzeno Limido Comasco Lipomo Livo Locate Varesino Lomazzo Longone al Segrino Luisago Lurago d'Erba Lurago Marinone Lurate Caccivio Magreglio Mariano Comense Maslianico Menaggio Merone Moltrasio Monguzzo Montano Lucino Montemezzo Montorfano Mozzate Musso Nesso Novedrate Olgiate Comasco Oltrona di San Mamette Orsenigo Peglio Pianello del Lario Pigra Plesio Pognana Lario Ponna Ponte Lambro Porlezza Proserpio Pusiano Rezzago Rodero Rovellasca Rovello Porro Sala Comacina San Bartolomeo Val Cavargna San Fermo della Battaglia San Nazzaro Val Cavargna San Siro Schignano Senna Comasco Solbiate con Cagno Sorico Sormano Stazzona Tavernerio Torno Tremezzina Trezzone Turate Uggiate-Trevano Val Rezzo Valbrona Valmorea Valsolda Veleso Veniano Vercana Vertemate con Minoprio Villa Guardia Zelbio
Demographics As of 2026, the population is 598,562, of which 49.4% are male, and 50.6% are female. Minors make up 14.6% of the population, and seniors make up 24.9%.
Immigration As of 2025, immigrants make up 12.0% of the population. The 5 largest foreign countries of birth are Romania, Morocco, Albania, Switzerland, and Ukraine.
Government List of presidents
Transport Motorways
The province is crossed by the following motorways (in Italian, autostrade): Autostrada A9: Lainate-Como Autostrada A36: Cassano Magnago-Lentate sul Seveso Autostrada A59: Villa Guardia-Albese con Cassano
Railway lines Milan–Chiasso railway Saronno–Como railway Milan–Asso railway
See also Alessandro Volta Antonio Sant'Elia Giuseppe Terragni
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