The Province of Vicenza () is a province in the Veneto region in northern Italy. Its capital city is Vicenza. The province has an area of 2,722.53 km², and a total population of 865,082 (as of 2017). There are 199 comuni (municipalities) in the province. Towns in the province include Bassano del Grappa, Schio, Arzignano, Montecchio Maggiore, Thiene, Torri di Quartesolo, Noventa Vicentina, Marostica, Lonigo and Valdagno. Population is unevenly spread throughout the province. More than 60% of the populace resides in densely industrialised areas in the eastern, western, and northern (known as Alto Vicentino) conurbations, as well as the area surrounding Bassano del Grappa. The remaining 40% reside in predominantly rural areas in the southern part of the province (the Colli Berici and Basso Vicentino) or the Asiago plateau. Economic development in some areas is hindered by industrial and agricultural depression. Towns in the western section such as Valdagno and Montecchio Maggiore suffer from high unemployment, following a decline in steel and textile industries. The Colli Berici and Basso Vicentino remain overwhelmingly agricultural and present high levels of unemployment. The heavily industrial Alto Vicentino area alone accounts for half of the province's GDP. Federico Faggin, an Italian physicist/electrical engineer principally responsible for the design of the first microprocessor, was born in Vicenza. Comunes There were 116 comuni (singular: comune) in the province (dati: Istat 01/01/2018): Agugliaro Albettone Alonte Altavilla Vicentina Altissimo Arcugnano Arsiero Arzignano Asiago Asigliano Veneto Barbarano Mossano Bassano del Grappa Bolzano Vicentino Breganze Brendola Bressanvido Brogliano Caldogno Caltrano Calvene Camisano Vicentino Campiglia dei Berici Carrè Cartigliano Cassola Castegnero Castelgomberto Chiampo Chiuppano Cogollo del Cengio Colceresa Cornedo Vicentino Costabissara Creazzo Crespadoro Dueville Enego Fara Vicentino Foza Gallio Gambellara Gambugliano Grisignano di Zocco Grumolo delle Abbadesse Isola Vicentina Laghi Lastebasse Longare Lonigo Lugo di Vicenza Lusiana Conco Malo Marano Vicentino Marostica Monte di Malo Montebello Vicentino Montecchio Maggiore Montecchio Precalcino Montegalda Montegaldella Monteviale Monticello Conte Otto Montorso Vicentino Mussolente Nanto Nogarole Vicentino Nove Noventa Vicentina Orgiano Pedemonte Pianezze Piovene Rocchette Pojana Maggiore Posina Pove del Grappa Pozzoleone Quinto Vicentino Recoaro Terme Roana Romano d'Ezzelino Rossano Veneto Rosà Rotzo Salcedo San Pietro Mussolino San Vito di Leguzzano Sandrigo Santorso Sarcedo Sarego Schiavon Schio Solagna Sossano Sovizzo Tezze sul Brenta Thiene Tonezza del Cimone Torrebelvicino Torri di Quartesolo Trissino Valbrenta Valdagno Valdastico Valli del Pasubio Val Liona Velo d'Astico Vicenza Villaga Villaverla Zanè Zermeghedo Zovencedo Zugliano Economy The industrial sector plays