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Cremona
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Lombardy
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Cremona
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115
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1,771
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335,950
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Provincia di Cremona-Stemmapng
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0372, 0373, 0374, 0375, 0363
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Giuseppe Torchio
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(Italian:''Provincia di Cremona'') is a
Province in the
Lombardy region of
Italy . Its capital is the city of
Cremona .
The province has an area of 1,771 km
2 and a population of 335,939 (2001 census); communes number 115 (source: Italian institute of statistics ''Istat''
{Link without Title} ).
The river
Po , which is the longest Italian river, is the natural boundary with the nearby Province of
Piacenza , while the river
Oglio separates the province of Cremona with that of
Brescia .
The province occupies the central section of Padana Plain, so the whole territory is flat, without any mountain or hill, crossed both by several rivers (like
Serio and
Adda ) and artificial canals, most of them used for irrigation.
As for
May 2005 , the main communes by populations are.
The principal economic resource of Cremona Province is agriculture (mainly
Maize (corn), locally called ''Melegot'', and
Barley , but also
Soya and
Sugar Beet s). Industry is quite developed, mostly in the norhern zone, near Crema, where there are textiles, chemical, and mechanical factories.
Not only the city of Cremona, but also its surrounding area, are famous for their food specialities, such as
Nougat (It. ''torrone'') and mustard.
