Province of Varese
Province of Varese
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Villa Recalcati, the provincial seat | |
Map highlighting the location of the province of Varese in Italy | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Capital(s) | Varese |
| Municipalities | 138 |
| Government | |
| • President | Marco Magrini |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,198.11 km2 (462.59 sq mi) |
| Population (2025) | |
• Total | 881,907 |
| • Density | 740/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | €31.41 billion (2015) |
| • Per capita | €35,287 (2015) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 210xx, 21100 |
| Telephone prefix | 02, 0331, 0332 |
| Vehicle registration | VA |
| ISTAT | 012 |
The province of Varese (Italian: provincia di Varese) is a province in the Lombardy region of Italy. Its capital is Varese, but the largest city is Busto Arsizio. The headquarters of AgustaWestland, the company merged into Leonardo since 2016 and the world's largest producer of helicopters, is based in Samarate, a comune (municipality) of the province. The province has 139 municipalities.
It has a population of 881,907 in an area of 1,198.11 square kilometres (462.59 sq mi), making it the 6th most densely populated province of Italy.