PAVIA, a province or delegation of the Austrian territory of Milan, in Italy, bounded on the north by Milan, on the east by Lodi, on the south by Parma and Sardinia, and on the west by Sardinia. It extends over 495 square miles, comprising, besides the capital, eight market-towns, and 183 villages, with 168,500 inhabitants. It is a very level district, drained by the river Po, and by the smaller streams of the Ticino, Lambro, and Olona. It is well cultivated, and, besides the common grain, produces much rice and maize, with some silk.