Lombardy

Lombardy (in Italian Lombardia) is a region in northern Italy between the Alps and the Po Valley. Lombardy borders the regions of Piedmont, Emilia-Romagna, Veneto, Trentino-Alto Adige, and the country of Switzerland. Lombardy's capital is Milan. One-sixth of Italy's population lives in Lombardy, and its capital (Milan) is the fourth largest conurbation in Europe with more than 6.5 million inhabitants. The current governor of Lombardy is Roberto Formigoni.

Provinces

The region is divided into the following provinces, all named after their capital cities:

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• Bergamo
• Brescia (weapon industries)
• Como (silk industries - Lake Como)
• Cremona
• Lecco
• Lodi
• Mantova
• Milano
• Monza e Brianza (effective in 2009) (furniture industries)
• Pavia (one of the most ancient universities)
• Sondrio (Valtellina)
• Varese (shoes industries)

Its twelve provinces are subdivided into a total of 1,562 communes, ranging in population from Milan (1,256,211) to Morterone, near Lake Como, with only 33 inhabitants (2001 census).

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