Verbano-Cusio-Ossola (Italian: Provincia del Verbano Cusio Ossola ) is the northernmost province in the Italian region of Piedmont. It was created in 1992 through the fusion of three geographical areas which had previously been part of the Province of Novara. The area flanking the western shore of Verbano (or Lago Maggiore) forms the eastern part of the province; Cusio (or Lago d’Orta) and its environs form the southern part; while the north and west of the province consist of the Ossola, a region of Alpine mountains and valleys. The ISO code for the province is VB. The province has a total population of some 160,000, distributed over an area of , with the biggest population centres being its capital Verbania on the shores of Lago Maggiore, Domodossola the main town of the Ossola, and Omegna at the northern end of Lago d’Orta. Municipal subdivisions There are 74 comuni in the province. The largest by population are: Culture UNESCO Sacred Mountains In 2003, the Sacred Mountain of Domodossola and the Sacred Mountain of Ghiffa were inserted by UNESCO in the World Heritage List. Demographics The top eight countries of origin of the inhabitants of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola with foreign citizenship at December 31, 2010 were: Ukraine 1724 Morocco 1402 Romania 1233 Albania 770 China 737 Senegal 429 Germany 315 Switzerland 219 Footnotes References External links Portale del Lago Maggiore - a portal run by the local Trading Chamber Official web site for European Sacred Mountains Verbano-Cusio-Ossola