Cantello 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 Varese

Province of Varese

The Province of Varese is a province in the Lombardy region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Varese but its largest city is Busto Arsizio....

 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 45 km northwest 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 ,...

 and about 4 km east of Varese

Varese

Varese is a town and comune in north-western Lombardy, northern Italy, 55 km north of Milan.It is the capital of the Province of Varese. The hinterland or urban part of the city is called Varesotto.- Geography :...

, on the border with Switzerland. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 4,409 and an area of 9.1 km².

The municipality of Cantello 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) Gaggiolo and Ligurno.

Cantello borders the following municipalities: Arcisate

Arcisate

Arcisate is a town and comune located in the province of Varese, in the Lombardy region of northern Italy....

, Cagno

Cagno

Cagno is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 45 km northwest of Milan and about 13 km west of Como. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,979 and an area of 3.5 km²....

, Clivio

Clivio

Clivio is a comune in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 50 km northwest of Milan and about 10 km northeast of Varese, on the border with Switzerland...

, Malnate

Malnate

Malnate is a town and comune located in the province of Varese, in the Lombardy region of northern Italy....

, Rodero

Rodero

Rodero is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 45 km northwest of Milan and about 13 km west of Como, on the border with Switzerland...

, Stabio

Stabio

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 (Switzerland), Varese

Varese

Varese is a town and comune in north-western Lombardy, northern Italy, 55 km north of Milan.It is the capital of the Province of Varese. The hinterland or urban part of the city is called Varesotto.- Geography :...

, Viggiù

Viggiù

Viggiù is a comune in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 50 km northwest of Milan and about 8 km northeast of Varese, on the border with Switzerland...

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External links

• www.comune.cantello.va.it