VOGHERA, a province of the kingdom of Sardinia in the principality of Piedmont, containing two cities
and 139 towns and villages, with 114,400 inhabitants. The capital is a city of the same name on the river Stofora. It is fortified, is well built, and contains seven religious houses for monks and nuns. The inhabitants, 12,047 in number, carry on considerable trade in wine, corn, and other agricultural productions. Lat. 46. 1. Long. 8. 39. east.