CONI, a city of Italy, the capital of the province of the same name. It stands on a tongue of land, formed by the junction of the rivers Gesso and Stura. It is strongly fortified, has several religious and other handsome public buildings, and contains 16,500 inhabitants, who carry on a considerable trade in various manufactures, particularly in woollen cloths. Long. 7. 22. 8. E. Lat. 44. 23. 17. N.