Carbonate 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 Como

Province of Como

The Province of Como is a province in the north of the Lombardy region of Italy and borders the Swiss cantons of Ticino and Grigioni to the North, the Italian provinces of Sondrio and Lecco to the East, the Province of Milan to the south and the Province of Varese to the West...

 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 30 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 20 km southwest of Como

Como

Como is a city and comune in Lombardy, Italy.It is the administrative capital of the Province of Como....

. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,757 and an area of 5.2 km².

The municipality of Carbonate 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) Cascina Cipollina, Cascina Abbondanza, Moneta, and La Pinetina.

Carbonate borders the following municipalities: Appiano Gentile

Appiano Gentile

Appiano Gentile is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 35 km northwest of Milan and about 12 km southwest of Como....

, Gorla Maggiore

Gorla Maggiore

Gorla Maggiore is a comune in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 30 km northwest of Milan and about 15 km southeast of Varese...

, Locate Varesino

Locate Varesino

Locate Varesino is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northwest of Milan and about southwest of Como. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 4,036 and an area of 5.8 km²....

, Lurago Marinone

Lurago Marinone

Lurago Marinone is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northwest of Milan and about southwest of Como....

, Mozzate

Mozzate

Mozzate is a comune in the southwestern part of the province of Como, Lombardy, northern Italy.It has an area of 10,36 km² and 7,505 inhabitants . The postal code of Mozzate is 22076, and the telephone code is 0331....

, Tradate

Tradate

Tradate is a city and comune located in the province of Varese, in the Lombardy region of northern Italy. It is located 15 km from the city of Varese , and according to the 2004 census Tradate's population was 16,259. It received the honorary title of city with a presidential decree on...

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External links

• www.comune.carbonate.co.it