Cambiago
Encyclopedia
Cambiago is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Milan
in the Italian
region Lombardy
, located about 20 km northeast of Milan
. As of 31 December 2008, it had a population of 6,256 and an area of 7.3 km².
The municipality
of Cambiago contains the frazione
(subdivision) Torrazza.
Cambiago borders the following municipalities: Basiano
, Cavenago di Brianza
, Agrate Brianza
, Masate
, Caponago
, Gessate
, Pessano con Bornago
.
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 Milan
Province of Milan
The Province of Milan : /) is a province in the Lombardy region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Milan. The provincial territory is highly urbanized, resulting in the third highest population density among the Italian provinces with more than 2,000 inhabitants/km2, just behind the provinces of...
in the Italian
Italy
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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 20 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 2008, it had a population of 6,256 and an area of 7.3 km².
The municipality
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
of Cambiago contains the frazione
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...
(subdivision) Torrazza.
Cambiago borders the following municipalities: Basiano
Basiano
Basiano is a comune in the province of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 25 km northeast of Milan.Basiano borders the following municipalities: Ornago, Roncello, Trezzano Rosa, Cavenago di Brianza, Pozzo d'Adda, Cambiago, Masate.-External links:*...
, Cavenago di Brianza
Cavenago di Brianza
Cavenago di Brianza is a comune in the Province of Monza and Brianza in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 25 km northeast of Milan....
, 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...
, Masate
Masate
Masate is a comune in the Province of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 25 km northeast of Milan. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,533 and an area of 4.3 km²....
, Caponago
Caponago
Caponago is a comune in the Province of Monza and Brianza in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 12 km northeast of Milan.Caponago borders the following municipalities: Agrate Brianza, Cambiago, Pessano con Bornago, Carugate....
, Gessate
Gessate
Gessate is a comune in the Province of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 25 km northeast of Milan. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 6,496 and an area of 7.8 km²....
, Pessano con Bornago
Pessano con Bornago
Pessano con Bornago is a comune in the Province of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 20 km northeast of Milan, in an area called Martesana....
.