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Province of Alessandria
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| Nation |  Italy |
| Region |  Piedmont |
| Capital | Alessandria |
| Area | 3,560 km² |
| Population (2005) | 429,080 |
| Density | 120.5 |
| Comuni | 190 |
| Vehicle Registration | AL |
| Postal Code | 15010-15013, 15015-15018, 15020-15036, 15038-15046, 15048-15053, 15055-15079, 15100 |
| Telephone Prefix | 010, 019, 0131, 0141, 0142, 0143, 0144 |
| ISTAT | 06 |
| President | Paolo Filippi (Margherita) elected 2004-06-13 |
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| Map highlighting the location of the province of Alessandria in Italy | |
The Province of Alessandria (Italian: Provincia di Alessandria) is an Italian province, with a population of some 430,000 and an area of 3,560 km², which forms the south-western part of the region of Piedmont. To the north it borders on the Province of Vercelli and to the west on the provinces of Turin and Asti. It shares its southern border with Liguria (provinces of Savona and Genoa). Its south-west corner touches the Province of Piacenza in Emilia Romagna, while to the east it borders on the Lombard Province of Pavia.
The provincial capital is the city of Alessandria.
There are 190 communes in the province (source: Italian institute of statistics (Istat), see this link). The main communes by population are the following:
| Communes | Population |
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| Alessandria | 91,373 |
| Casale Monferrato | 35,303 |
| Novi Ligure | 28,354 |
| Tortona | 26,661 |
| Valenza | 20,457 |
| Acqui Terme | 20,193 |
| Ovada | 11,661 |
| Serravalle Scrivia | 6,108 |
| Arquata Scrivia | 5,869 |
| Castelnuovo Scrivia | 5,572 |
| Europe | Italy | Piedmont (Piemonte) | |
| Alessandria | Asti | Biella | Cuneo | Novara | Turin (Torino) | Verbano-Cusio-Ossola | Vercelli | |
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