Brugherio is a comune

Comune

In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...

(municipality) in the Province of Monza and Brianza in the Italian

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

 region Lombardy

Lombardy

Lombardy is one of the 20 regions of Italy. The capital is Milan. One-sixth of Italy's population lives in Lombardy and about one fifth of Italy's GDP is produced in this region, making it the most populous and richest region in the country and one of the richest in the whole of Europe...

, located about 14 km northeast of Milan

Milan

Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...

. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 32,724 and an area of 10.3 km².

The municipality of Brugherio contains the frazioni

Frazione

A frazione , in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere...

(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Baraggia, Dorderio, Moncucco, and San Damiano.

Brugherio borders the following municipalities: Monza

Monza

Monza is a city and comune on the river Lambro, a tributary of the Po, in the Lombardy region of Italy some 15 km north-northeast of Milan. It is the capital of the Province of Monza and Brianza. It is best known for its Grand Prix motor racing circuit, the Autodromo Nazionale Monza.On June...

, Agrate Brianza

Agrate Brianza

Agrate Brianza is a comune in the Province of Monza and Brianza in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 20 km northeast of Milan.-Notable people:* Clement Vismara , missionary* Valentino Giambelli , builder...

, Carugate

Carugate

Carugate is a comune in the Province of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 15 km northeast of Milan. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 13,479 and an area of 5.4 km²....

, Sesto San Giovanni

Sesto San Giovanni

Sesto San Giovanni is a comune in the Milan metropolitan area, located in the province of Milan and region of Lombardy in Italy. Its railway station is the northernmost stop on the Milan Metro M1 line. The city is informally referred to as "Sesto"...

, Cologno Monzese

Cologno Monzese

Cologno Monzese is a comune in the Province of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 5 km north-east of Milan...

, Cernusco sul Naviglio

Cernusco sul Naviglio

Cernusco sul Naviglio is a town and comune in the province of Milan, Lombardy, Italy.-History:Until the 19th century the town was known as Cernusco Asinario, from the tomb of the Roman functionary Caius Asinius found in its territory...

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Brugherio received the honorary title of city with a presidential decree on January 27, 1967.

External links

• www.comune.brugherio.mb.it/