In Lombardy I’m well there 12 provincesconsidering among these also the Metropolitan City of Milan, regional capital. It is a record in Italy and for Lombardy it is not even the only one: in the Region, for example, more than 1 in 6 Italians lives. Lombard residents in fact they are more than 10 million out of a population of approximately 59 million people, which makes Lombardy the most populous region of the Bel Paese.
In this article we challenge you precisely on geography of Lombardy: could you indicate exactly the position of the 12 Lombardy provinces on a map? For some the activity will be very simple, for others very complex; on the other hand the quiz has a noble purpose: to help us quickly review a bit of Italian geography, which is now very little studied in our country’s schools.
For this occasion we first leave you one below map with the 12 Lombard provinces in different colors and the provincial capitals in black, so you can try to guess. For those who want a let’s helpunder the image you will find a list of the provinces, since it is not obvious to know them all by heart. Finally, below the list, we have inserted the solution to the quiz, that is, the same map that you see below, but with the written indication of the provinces.
For anyone who needs help, here it is list of the provinces of Lombardylisted in alphabetical order and reporting the total population, surface area, population density and number of municipalities.
Province | Population (inhabitants) | Surface (km2) | Population density (inhabitant/km2) | No. of municipalities |
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Bergamo | 1,106,303 | 2,754.86 | 402 | 243 |
Brescia | 1,257,326 | 4,785.48 | 263 | 205 |
How | 597.117 | 1,279.02 | 467 | 148 |
Cremona | 352.189 | 1,770.41 | 199 | 113 |
Lecco | 332,775 | 805.60 | 413 | 84 |
Praises | 228.136 | 782.97 | 291 | 60 |
Mantua | 406.119 | 2,341.35 | 173 | 64 |
Milan | 3,228,006 | 1,575.49 | 2049 | 133 |
Monza and Brianza | 873,606 | 405.41 | 2155 | 55 |
Pavia | 536,406 | 2,968.59 | 181 | 185 |
Sondrio | 178,795 | 3,195.68 | 56 | 77 |
Varese | 879,731 | 1,198.24 | 734 | 136 |
Finally, here is the solution: the map with the written reporting of the various Lombardy provinces. How many did you guess? Try to challenge your friends by sharing the quiz!