Carnago 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 40 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 11 km south 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 :...

. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 5,831 and an area of 6.2 km².

The municipality of Carnago 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) Rovate. Carnago is also the location of Milanello

Milanello

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, the training facility of Serie A

Serie A

Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...

 giant A.C. Milan

A.C. Milan

Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as A.C. Milan or simply Milan , is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, that plays in the Serie A. Milan was founded in 1899 by English lace-maker Herbert Kilpin and businessman Alfred Edwards among others...

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Carnago borders the following municipalities: Cairate

Cairate

Cairate is a comune in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 35 km northwest of Milan and about 15 km south of Varese....

, Caronno Varesino

Caronno Varesino

Caronno Varesino is a comune in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 40 km northwest of Milan and about 9 km south of Varese...

, Cassano Magnago

Cassano Magnago

Cassano Magnago is a town and comune in the province of Varese, Lombardy, Italy. It is the birthplace of politician Umberto Bossi; cycling champion Ivan Basso lives here....

, Castelseprio, Gornate-Olona

Gornate-Olona

Gornate Olona is a comune in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 40 km northwest of Milan and about 10 km southeast of Varese...

, Oggiona con Santo Stefano

Oggiona con Santo Stefano

Oggiona con Santo Stefano is a comune in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 40 km northwest of Milan and about 11 km south of Varese...

, Solbiate Arno

Solbiate Arno

Solbiate Arno is a comune in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 40 km northwest of Milan and about 11 km south of Varese...

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External links

• www.comune.carnago.va.it