Mairago 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 Lodi

Province of Lodi

The Province of Lodi is a province in the Lombardy region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Lodi.It has an area of 782 km², and a total population of 209,874 . There are 61 comuni in the province . As of May 31, 2005, the main comuni by population are:- External links :...

 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 southeast of Milan

Milan

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 and about 7 km southeast of Lodi.

Mairago borders the following municipalities: Cavenago d'Adda

Cavenago d'Adda

Cavenago d'Adda is a comune in the Province of Lodi in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 40 km southeast of Milan and about 7 km southeast of Lodi...

, Turano Lodigiano

Turano Lodigiano

Turano Lodigiano is a comune in the Province of Lodi in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 45 km southeast of Milan and about 13 km east of Lodi....

, Ossago Lodigiano

Ossago Lodigiano

Ossago Lodigiano is a comune in the Province of Lodi in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 35 km southeast of Milan and about 8 km southeast of Lodi....

, Secugnago

Secugnago

Secugnago is a comune in the Province of Lodi in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 45 km southeast of Milan and about 13 km southeast of Lodi. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,801 and an area of 6.7 km².Secugnago borders the following municipalities: Turano...

, Brembio

Brembio

Brembio is a comune in the Province of Lodi in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 45 km southeast of Milan and about 14 km southeast of Lodi...

.

The main economical activity is the cultivation of corn

Corn

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, barley

Barley

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 and, to a lesser extent, wheat

Wheat

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. Animal husbandry is also widespread, including beekeeping

Beekeeping

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. Exploitation of methane

Methane

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 reservoirs by AGIP

Agip

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is now virtually ended.