BIELLA, a province of the kingdom of Sardinia. It is a mountainous district, bounded on the north by Sesia, on the east and south-east by Vercelli, on the south-west and west by Ivrea, and on the north-west by Aoste. It extends over 264 square miles, and contains a population of 102,714 inhabitants. The capital, from which the pro-
since derives its name, is on the banks of the rivers Cervo and Aurena, and contains 8350 inhabitants, employed chiefly in the manufacture of silk and linen goods, and in the cultivation of vines. Long. 7. 50. E. Lat. 45. 55. N.