Bresso is a comune

Comune

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(municipality) in the Province of Milan

Province of Milan

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 in the Italian

Italy

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 region Lombardy

Lombardy

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, located about 8 km north of Milan

Milan

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. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 27,052 and an area of 3.38 km². At the 2001 census

Istituto Nazionale di Statistica

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 the municipality had a population of 27,132 inhabitants and a population density

Population density

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 of 8,027.2 persons/km², making it the most densely populated comune in Italy outside the Province of Naples

Province of Naples

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 (although it was only seventh overall, behind Portici

Portici

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, Casavatore

Casavatore

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, San Giorgio a Cremano

San Giorgio a Cremano

San Giorgio a Cremano is a primarily residential town and comune in the province of Naples, in the Campania region of southern Italy. It is located on the foothills of Mount Vesuvius to the west of the volcano, and is six kilometres to the south east of the centre of Naples...

, Melito di Napoli

Melito di Napoli

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, Naples

Naples

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, and Arzano

Arzano

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).

Bresso borders the following municipalities: Cinisello Balsamo

Cinisello Balsamo

Cinisello Balsamo is a comune of c. 74,000 inhtabitans in the Province of Milan in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 10 km northeast of Milan downtown....

, Cusano Milanino

Cusano Milanino

Cusano Milanino is a town and comune in the province of Milan, in Lombardy. It borders Paderno Dugnano, Cinisello Balsamo, Cormano and Bresso....

, Sesto San Giovanni

Sesto San Giovanni

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, Cormano

Cormano

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, Milan

Milan

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.

Milan's general aviation

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airfield is located at Bresso and is the home of the Aero Club Milano.

External links

• www.comune.bresso.mi.it