Province o Cosenza

The Province o Cosenza () is a province in the Calabrie region o Italy. Its caipital is the ceety o Cosenza.

It haes an aurie o 6,650 km², an a total population o 734,430 (2012).  It is the biggest Calabrie Province. Thare are 155 comunes (Italian: comuni) in the province  , see Comunes o the Province o Cosenza.

Minorities
The Province o Cosenza includes a commonty o speakers o the Occitan leide (also known as Langue d'oc) in Guardia Piemontese: it wis established bi memmers o the Waldensian or Vaudois muivement, who emigratit thare tae escape releegious persecution in the 13t an 14t centuries (see this link). Thare is a considerable Arbëreshë commonty an aw, who settled in Italy durin the 15t an 16t centuries.

Map

Surnames
Maist common surnames in province o Cosenza: 


1. Greco
2. Bruno
3. Russo
4. De Luca
5. Perri
6. Ferraro
7. Gallo
8. Caruso
9. De Marco
10. Marino
11. Perrone
12. De Rose
13. Morrone
14. Esposito
15. Santoro
16. Costanzo
17. Tucci

See an aw
Calabrie wine

 Freemit airtins 
 Provincia di Cosenza hamepage (in Italian)