Province of Bolzano-Bozen
| Bolzano-Bozen Provincia autonoma di Bolzano Autonome Provinz Bozen Provinzia autonoma de Bulsan |
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| Coordinates: 46°30′N 11°21′E / 46.50°N 11.35°ECoordinates: 46°30′N 11°21′E / 46.50°N 11.35°E | |||
| Country |  Italy |
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| Region | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol | ||
| Capital | Bolzano | ||
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| • President | Luis Durnwalder | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 7,399.97 km2 (2,857.14 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| • Total | 487,673 | ||
| • Density | 65/km2 (170/sq mi) | ||
| Postal Code | 39XXX | ||
| Telephone prefix | 0471, 0472, 0473, 0474 | ||
| ISTAT | 021 | ||
| Vehicle registration | BZ | ||
| No. of communes | = 116 | ||
The Province of Bolzano-Bozen (in Italian: Provincia autonoma di Bolzano; in German: Autonome Provinz Bozen; in Ladin: Provinzia autonoma de Bulsan) is an autonomous province in the north of Italy. It is usually called in English: South Tyrol, in Italian: Alto Adige or in German: Südtirol.
It is one of two "autonomous" provinces of Italy, with two official languages – Italian and German. In parts of Province of Bolzano a third language, Ladin, is spoken and official as well. The Province of Bolzano borders Graubünden and Lombardia in the west, Tyrol and Salzburg in the north, Trentino and Veneto in the south. Its capital is Bolzano.
About three quarters of the population of South Tyrol speak German as native language and Italian as second language, about one quarter speak Italian, less than 4 percent Ladin.
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