{{Short description|Former province of Piedmont, Italy}} {{Infobox settlement <!-- See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions -->| name = Province of Turin | native_name = | native_name_lang = it<!-- ISO 639-2 code e.g. "it" for Italian --> | settlement_type = Province<br>(1847–2014) | image_skyline = | image_alt = | image_caption = | image_flag = Flag of the Province of Turin.svg | flag_alt = | image_shield = Provincia di Torino-Stemma.svg | shield_alt = | image_map = Torino in Italy.svg | map_alt = | map_caption = Location of the province of Turin within Italy | coordinates = | coordinates_footnotes = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Italy | subdivision_type1 = Region | subdivision_name1 = Piedmont | established_title = | established_date = | seat_type = Capital(s) | seat = Turin | parts_type = ''Comuni'' | parts_style = para | p1 = 315 | government_footnotes = | leader_party = | leader_title = President | leader_name = ''office abolished'' | unit_pref = Metric<!-- or US or UK --> | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 6821 | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_footnotes = | population_total = 2308409 | population_as_of = 03-31-2012 | population_density_km2 = auto | timezone1 = CET | utc_offset1 = +1 | timezone1_DST = CEST | utc_offset1_DST = +2 | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 10010-10020, 10022-10026,<br>10028-10032, 10034-10038,<br>10040-10046, 10048,<br>10050-10078, 10080-10088,<br>10090-10095, 10098-10100 | area_code_type = Telephone prefix | area_code = 011, 0121, 0122,<br>0123, 0124, 0125, 0161 | iso_code = | registration_plate = TO | blank_name_sec1 = ISTAT | blank_info_sec1 = 001 | website = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} --> | footnotes = }}
The '''province of Turin''' ({{langx|it|provincia di Torino}}; {{langx|pms|provinsa ëd Turin}}; {{langx|fr|province de Turin}}) was a province in the Piedmont region of Italy. Its capital was the city of Turin. The province existed until 31 December 2014, when it was replaced by the Metropolitan City of Turin.
==Geography== It had an area of {{convert|6830|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}},<ref>{{cite web|title=ISTAT - Superficie dei comuni, province e regioni al Censimento 2011|url=http://www.istat.it/it/archivio/82599|website=ISTAT|access-date=14 September 2014|language=it}}</ref> and a total population of {{formatnum:2306676}} (30 June 2011).<ref>{{cite web|title=Dato ISTAT al 31 dicembre 2013|url=http://demo.istat.it/bilmens2013gen/index.html|website=ISTAT|access-date=14 September 2014|language=it}}</ref> There were 316 ''comuni'' (municipalities) in the province<ref>{{cite web|title=Comunis in Turin|url=http://www.provincia.torino.it/urp/comuni_montane/comuni|access-date=14 September 2014|language=it|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107081829/http://www.provincia.torino.it/urp/comuni_montane/comuni|archive-date=7 January 2012}}</ref> – the most of any province in Italy. The second highest ''comuni'' are in the province of Cuneo which has 250. Turin, the former capital of the province, and capital of the present day Metropolitan City of Turin, was the first national capital of unified Italy in 1861.<ref name="Energeia">{{cite web|title=Province of Turin|url=http://www.energeia-med.eu/index.php/the-partners/turin-province|website=Energeia|access-date=14 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140601190905/http://www.energeia-med.eu/index.php/the-partners/turin-province|archive-date=1 June 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Economy== The most important export items from the Turin province are automobiles, machinery, and metal products. The province has commercial relations with Germany, France, Poland, Spain, United Kingdom, Romania and Czech Republic. A large quantity of import and export is carried with these nations.
Service is the most important economic sector accounting to 66% of the gross domestic product. The other two important sectors are industry (32%) and agriculture (2%).<ref name=Energeia/> In order to promote entrepreneurship, the provincial body has started "Start Your Own Business" ({{langx|it|Mettersi in Proprio}}), an advice service to help aspiring entrepreneurs who have new business ideas.<ref name=Energeia/>
[[File:Torino mappa.png|thumb|250px|left|Roadmap of the Metropolitan City of Turin]] thumb|250px|left|Satellite view of the western region
== See also == * Metropolitan City of Turin * Piedmontese language * Franco-Provençal language * Sacro Monte di Belmonte * House of Savoy ** Residences of the Royal House of Savoy * Gran Paradiso National Park
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.provincia.torino.it/ Official former website] *[https://expiter.com/province/torino/ Turin Quality of Life and Info Sheet]
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