Province of Brescia

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Province of Brescia
Province
Broletto Palace, the provincial seat
Flag Coat of arms
Map highlighting the location of the province of Brescia in Italy
Coordinates: 45°38′N 10°18′E / 45.633°N 10.300°E / 45.633; 10.300
Country	Italy
Region	Lombardy
Established	23 October 1859
Capital(s)	Brescia
Comuni	205
Government
• President	Emanuele Moraschini
Area [1]
• Total	4,785.62 km2 (1,847.74 sq mi)
Population  (2019)[2]
• Total	1,265,964
• Density	260/km2 (690/sq mi)
GDP [3]
• Total	€39.322 billion (2015)
• Per capita	€31,095 (2015)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	25121-25136, 25010-25089
Telephone prefixes	030, 0364, 0365, 035
ISO 3166 code	IT-BS
Vehicle registration	BS
ISTAT	017
Website	www.provincia.brescia.it

The province of Brescia (Italian: provincia di Brescia; Brescian: pruìnsa de Brèsa) is a province in the Lombardy region of Italy. It has a population of some 1,265,964 (as of January 2019) and its capital is the city of Brescia.

With an area of 4,785 km², it is the biggest province of Lombardy. It is also the second province of the region for the number of inhabitants and fifth in Italy (first, excluding metropolitan cities).

It borders the province of Sondrio to the north and north west, the province of Bergamo to the west, the province of Cremona to the south west and south, the province of Mantua to the south. On its northeastern border, Lake Garda – Italy's largest – is divided between Brescia and the neighboring provinces of Verona (Veneto region) and Trentino (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol region).

The province stretches between Lake Iseo in the west, Lake Garda in the east, the Southern Rhaetian Alps in the north and the Lombardian plains in the south. The main rivers of the province are the Oglio, the Mella and the Chiese.

Besides Brescia, other important towns in the province are Travagliato, Darfo Boario Terme, Desenzano del Garda, Palazzolo sull'Oglio, Montichiari, Ghedi, Chiari, Rovato, Gussago, Rezzato, Concesio, Orzinuovi, Salò, Gardone Val Trompia and Lumezzane.