Castana is a ''
comune
A (; : , ) is an administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions () and provinces (). The can also have the City status in Italy, titl ...
'' (municipality) in the
Province of Pavia
The province of Pavia () is a Provinces of Italy, province in the Lombardy region of Italy. Its capital is Pavia.
, the province has a population of 548,722 inhabitants and an area of ; the town of Pavia has a population of 72,205.
History
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in the
Italian
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* Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries
** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
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region
Lombardy
The Lombardy Region (; ) is an administrative regions of Italy, region of Italy that covers ; it is located in northern Italy and has a population of about 10 million people, constituting more than one-sixth of Italy's population. Lombardy is ...
, located about 50 km south of
Milan
Milan ( , , ; ) is a city in northern Italy, regional capital of Lombardy, the largest city in Italy by urban area and the List of cities in Italy, second-most-populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of nea ...
and about 20 km southeast of
Pavia
Pavia ( , ; ; ; ; ) is a town and comune of south-western Lombardy, in Northern Italy, south of Milan on the lower Ticino (river), Ticino near its confluence with the Po (river), Po. It has a population of c. 73,086.
The city was a major polit ...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 739 and an area of 5.2 km
2.
[All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute ]Istat
The Italian National Institute of Statistics (; Istat) is the primary source of official statistics in Italy. The institute conducts a variety of activities, including the census of population, economic censuses, and numerous social, economic, a ...
.
Castana borders the following municipalities:
Canneto Pavese
Canneto Pavese is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 45 km south of Milan and about 20 km southeast of Pavia.
Canneto Pavese borders the following municipalities: Broni, ...
,
Cigognola,
Montescano,
Montù Beccaria
Montù Beccaria is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about south of Milan and about southeast of Pavia
Pavia ( , ; ; ; ; ) is a town and comune of south-western Lombardy, in Northern ...
,
Pietra de' Giorgi
Pietra de' Giorgi is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, about 45 km south of Milan and about 15 km southeast of Pavia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 857 and an area of 1 ...
,
Santa Maria della Versa
Santa Maria della Versa () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 50 km south of Milan and about 25 km southeast of Pavia.
Santa Maria della Versa borders the following munic ...
.
Demographic evolution
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References
Cities and towns in Lombardy
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