Province of Bergamo

Coordinates: 45°41′42″N 9°40′12″E / 45.69500°N 9.67000°E / 45.69500; 9.67000
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Province of Bergamo
Province
ISTAT
016

The province of Bergamo (

comuni (sg.: comune
).

Geography

Further information: Laghi Gemelli
View of Roncola

The province of Bergamo borders the

Cavallina, and Brembana. Other, smaller but important valleys include the Valle Imagna, the Val di Scalve, the Val Brembilla, the Val Serina, and the Val Taleggio
. The southern part is mainly made up of flatlands.

In the east,

Camonica Valley flows through. Minerals are found in the area of Trescore Balneario and San Pellegrino
(the source of the mineral water of the same name) and other places.

Economy

Agriculture

The low-lying areas are rich in pastures along with corn, wine, grain, rice and flax that are cultivated. Hunting is common. Very common is also the breeding of poultry, pigs with modern techniques, and the traditional sheep herding.

Industry

The provincial economy is based on

SMEs, and varied products are made. The main heavy industries of the province of Bergamo are mineral processing, especially iron, concrete and marble. There is a large tractor plant, in Treviglio, a lot of global companies have a plant in Bergamo, like Tenaris and ABB in Dalmine. In Curno is placed the headquarter of Brembo which is also seated in Stezzano inside a famous technology area named Kilometro Rosso
. Another international brand present is Alfa Laval in Suisio.

Silks, metallurgical products and clothing are also common products. A Heineken Italia brewery makes Moretti La Rossa in Comun Nuovo. Bergamo masons and assemblers are very famous for their ability and dedication to work.

Demography

Foreigners residing in the province of Bergamo as of January 1, 2021 are 121,734 and represent 11.0% of the resident population.

The largest foreign community is the one from Morocco with 14.5% (17,617) of all foreigners present on the territory, followed by Romania 13.6% (16,572) and Albania 9.2% (11,223). Other numerous communities are those of India 8.4% (10,229) and Senegal 7.8% (9,574).

See also

References

  1. ^ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional Gross Domestic Product (Small regions TL3), OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.

External links

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