Sumirago 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 10 km southwest 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 6,032 and an area of 11.5 km².

The municipality of Sumirago 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) Albusciago, Caidate, Menzago, and Quinzano.

Sumirago borders the following municipalities: Albizzate

Albizzate

Albizzate is a town and comune located in the province of Varese, in the Lombardy region of northern Italy....

, Azzate

Azzate

Azzate is a town and comune located in the province of Varese, in the Lombardy region of northern Italy....

, Besnate

Besnate

Besnate is a town and comune in the province of Varese in Lombardy in Northern Italy.-External links:*...

, Brunello, Castronno

Castronno

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

, Crosio della Valle

Crosio della Valle

Crosio della Valle is a comune in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 45 km northwest of Milan and about 5 km southwest of Varese...

, Jerago con Orago

Jerago con Orago

Jerago con Orago is a comune in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 40 km northwest of Milan and about 13 km south of Varese. It is formed by two main centres of Orago and Jerago , sharing a 13th century castle....

, Mornago

Mornago

Mornago is a comune in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 45 km northwest of Milan and about 10 km southwest of Varese...

.