Gavirate is a ''

comune The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...

'' (municipality) in the

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in the

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region of

Lombardy Lombardy ( it, Lombardia, Lombard language, Lombard: ''Lombardia'' or ''Lumbardia' '') is an administrative regions of Italy, region of Italy that covers ; it is located in the northern-central part of the country and has a population of about 10 ...

, located about northwest of

Milan Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...

and about northwest of

Varese Varese ( , , or ; lmo, label= Varesino, Varés ; la, Baretium; archaic german: Väris) is a city and ''comune'' in north-western Lombardy, northern Italy, north-west of Milan. The population of Varese in 2018 has reached 80,559. It is the c ...

. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 9,438 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute

Istat The Italian National Institute of Statistics ( it, Istituto nazionale di statistica; Istat) is the main producer of official statistics in Italy. Its activities include the census of population, economic censuses and a number of social, economic ...

. The municipality of Gavirate contains the ''

frazioni A ''frazione'' (plural: ) is a type of subdivision of a ''comune'' (municipality) in Italy, often a small village or hamlet outside the main town. Most ''frazioni'' were created during the Fascist Italy (1922–1943), Fascist era (1922–1943) as ...

'' (hamlets) Oltrona al Lago, Voltorre and other mainly villages: Groppello, Le Vigne, Fignano, Forte di Orino, Fienile delle Pianezze, Armino, Pozzuolo, Cual, Ca'de Monti, Ronco, and Benedetto. Gavirate borders the following municipalities:

Barasso Barasso ( lmo, Barass, Varesino dialect ''Baràs'') is a town and ''comune'' located in the province of Varese in the Lombardy region of northern Italy. Barasso has a population of 1657 people (based on December 2020 data). In the fourth centu ...

Bardello Bardello is a town and ''comune'' located in the province of Varese, in the Lombardy region of northern Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located ...

Besozzo Besozzo is a town and municipality located in the province of Varese, in the Lombardy region of northern Italy. Besozzo hosts a small historical centre with churches and noble houses, so-called Palazzi, in its upper part which is in part pedestri ...

, Biandronno,

Casciago Casciago is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northwest of Milan and about west of Varese. As of 1 December 2021, it had a population of 3.613 and an area of .All demographics an ...

Cocquio-Trevisago Cocquio-Trevisago (; lmo, label=Varesino, Coeuch-Trevisagh ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Varese in the Italy, Italian region of Lombardy, located about northwest of Milan and about northwest of Varese. As of 31 December 200 ...

Comerio Comerio is a ''comune'' (Municipality) in the Province of Varese in the Italy, Italian region Lombardy, located about 50 km northwest of Milan and about 8 km west of Varese. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,549 and an are ...

Cuvio Cuvio ( lmo, Cüj, label=Western Lombard) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northwest of Milan and about northwest of Varese. Cuvio borders the following municipalities: Azzio, ...

Demographic evolution

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References

External links

www.comune.gavirate.va.it/
Cities and towns in Lombardy {{Varese-geo-stub