Gambarana
Encyclopedia
Gambarana is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Pavia
in the Italian
region Lombardy
, located about 60 km southwest of Milan
and about 35 km southwest of Pavia
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 267 and an area of 12.0 km².
Gambarana borders the following municipalities: Bassignana
, Frascarolo
, Isola Sant'Antonio
, Mede, Pieve del Cairo
, Suardi
.
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 Pavia
Province of Pavia
The Province of Pavia is a province in the region of Lombardy in northern Italy. Pavia is the capital.It has an area of 2,965 km², and a total population of 493,753...
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 60 km southwest 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 35 km southwest of Pavia
Pavia
Pavia , the ancient Ticinum, is a town and comune of south-western Lombardy, northern Italy, 35 km south of Milan on the lower Ticino river near its confluence with the Po. It is the capital of the province of Pavia. It has a population of c. 71,000...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 267 and an area of 12.0 km².
Gambarana borders the following municipalities: Bassignana
Bassignana
Bassignana is a municipality in the Province of Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy. The village is situated near the confluence of the Po River and the Tanaro river....
, Frascarolo
Frascarolo
Frascarolo is a comune in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 60 km southwest of Milan and about 40 km southwest of Pavia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,277 and an area of 23.4 km².Frascarolo borders the following municipalities:...
, Isola Sant'Antonio
Isola Sant'Antonio
Isola Sant'Antonio is a comune in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 90 km east of Turin and about 20 km northeast of Alessandria....
, Mede, Pieve del Cairo
Pieve del Cairo
Pieve del Cairo is a comune in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 60 km southwest of Milan and about 30 km southwest of Pavia...
, Suardi
Suardi
Suardi is a comune in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 60 km southwest of Milan and about 35 km southwest of Pavia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 692 and an area of 9.8 km²....
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