Colturano
Encyclopedia
Colturano is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Milan
in the Italian
region Lombardy
, located about 15 km southeast of Milan
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,004 and an area of 4.2 km².
The municipality of Colturano contains the frazione
(subdivision) Balbiano.
Colturano borders the following municipalities: Mediglia
, Tribiano
, San Giuliano Milanese
, Dresano
, Vizzolo Predabissi
, Melegnano
.
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
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 15 km southeast 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 2,004 and an area of 4.2 km².
The municipality of Colturano 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) Balbiano.
Colturano borders the following municipalities: Mediglia
Mediglia
Mediglia is a comune in the Province of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 15 km southeast of Milan.-External links:*...
, Tribiano
Tribiano
Tribiano is a comune in the Province of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 20 km southeast of Milan. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,512 and an area of 7.0 km²....
, San Giuliano Milanese
San Giuliano Milanese
San Giuliano Milanese is a comune in the Province of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 12 km southeast of Milan...
, Dresano
Dresano
Dresano is a comune in the Province of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 20 km southeast of Milan. As of 31 October 2010, it had a population of 2,987 and an area of 3.5 km²...
, Vizzolo Predabissi
Vizzolo Predabissi
Vizzolo Predabissi is a comune in the Province of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 20 km southeast of Milan...
, Melegnano
Melegnano
Melegnano is a town and comune in Italy, in the province of Milan, region of Lombardy. The town lies 16 km southeast of the city of Milan...
.