As of 2017, the province had a population of 337,211 on a surface of 805.61 square kilometers (311.05 sq mi) divided into 85 comuni (sg.

Elections for the appointment of the first President of the Province of Lecco were held on 23 April 1995 (1st round) and 7 May 1995 (runoff).

The highest point is Mount Legnone in the north of the province, 2,609 metres (8,560 ft) high;[4] at the center of the spectacular Grigne.

In the east of the province is Monte Serrada and the Resegone di Lecco, 1,875 metres (6,152 ft) with its characteristic shape reminiscent of the teeth of a saw.

To the west, the comunes of Rogeno, Bosisio Parini, and Cesana Brianza overlook Lake Pusiano.