Province of Cosenza
Province of Cosenza
Provincia di Cosenza (Italian) | |
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Palazzo del Governo, the provincial seat | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Map highlighting the location of the province of Cosenza in Italy | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Calabria |
| Capital(s) | Cosenza |
| Municipalities | 150 |
| Government | |
| • President | Franco Antonio Iacucci |
| Area | |
• Total | 6,709.75 km2 (2,590.65 sq mi) |
| Population (2025) | |
• Total | 669,239 |
| • Density | 99.7413/km2 (258.329/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | €10.772 billion (2015) |
| • Per capita | €15,045 (2015) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 87100 |
| Telephone prefix | 0968, 0981, 0982, 0983, 0984, 0985 |
| Vehicle registration | CS |
| ISTAT | 078 |
The province of Cosenza (Italian: provincia di Cosenza) is a province in the region of Calabria in Italy. Its capital is the city of Cosenza. It has a population of 669,239 across its 150 municipalities.
The province of Cosenza contains a community of Occitan language (also known as Langue d'oc) speakers in Guardia Piemontese: it was formed by Vaudoi or Waldensian movement members, who moved to Cosenza to avoid religious persecution, in the 13th and 14th centuries. Many of the Arbëreshë Albanians of Italy live in the province, since arriving in the 16th century to flee the religious persecution undertaken by the Ottoman Empire.