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The province of Monza and Brianza (Italian: provincia di Monza e della Brianza; Monzese: provincia de Monscia e de la Brianza) is a province in the Lombardy region of Italy.
Province of Monza and Brianza
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| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Capital(s) | Monza |
| Comuni | 55 |
| Government | |
| • President | Luca Santambrogio (Lega) |
| Area | |
• Total | 405 km2 (156 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 871,735 |
| • Density | 2,200/km2 (5,600/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | €24.901 billion (2015) |
| • Per capita | €28,777 (2015) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 20900, 20811-20886 |
| Telephone prefix | 039, 0362, 02 |
| Vehicle registration | MB |
| ISTAT | 108 |
It was officially created by splitting the north-eastern part from the province of Milan on 12 May 2004, and became executive after the provincial elections of 6 and 7 June 2009. The province had a population of 871,735 (2017) divided in 55 comuni (sg.: comune). It has an area of 405 square kilometres (156 sq mi), that is one of the smallest provincial territories of Italy and a population of about 0.9 million, with a population density of more than 2,000 people per square kilometre, given by its heavily urbanized territory that is part of the urban area of Milan. The capital and largest commune is Monza (population 123,776 as of 2017), only 15 kilometres (9 mi) from Milan. The other largest municipalities are Seregno, Desio, Limbiate, Lissone, Vimercate, Cesano Maderno and Brugherio. It borders the provinces of Lecco and Como to the north, the province of Varese to the west, the province of Bergamo to the east and the Metropolitan City of Milan to the south-east.
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The top ten municipalities in the province of Monza and Brianza sorted by number of inhabitants are:
The 55 comuni (municipalities)[3][4] in the province are:
List of presidents of the province of Monza and Brianza
| President | Term start | Term end | Party | |
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| 1 | Dario Allevi | 8 June 2009 | 13 October 2014 | The People of Freedom Forza Italia |
| 2 | Pietro Luigi Ponti | 13 October 2014 | 26 June 2017 | Democratic Party |
| 3 | Roberto Invernizzi | 25 September 2017 | 26 May 2019 | Democratic Party |
| 4 | Luca Santambrogio | 27 July 2019 | Incumbent | Lega |
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