Cavargna 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 Como

Province of Como

The Province of Como is a province in the north of the Lombardy region of Italy and borders the Swiss cantons of Ticino and Grigioni to the North, the Italian provinces of Sondrio and Lecco to the East, the Province of Milan to the south and the Province of Varese to the West...

 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 70 km north 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 30 km north of Como

Como

Como is a city and comune in Lombardy, Italy.It is the administrative capital of the Province of Como....

, on the border with Switzerland. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 296 and an area of 15.1 km².

The municipality of Cavargna 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) Vegna, Mondrago, and Segalè.

Cavargna borders the following municipalities: Bogno

Bogno

Bogno is a municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.-History:Bogno is first mentioned in the 13th Century as Bonio. It grew into a permanent settlement from the seasonal herding camps around the alpine pastures...

 (Switzerland), Ponte Capriasca

Ponte Capriasca

Ponte Capriasca is a municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.-History:Ponte Capriasca is first mentioned in 1335 as Ponte. In 1491 it was mentioned as Ponte Criviascha....

 (Switzerland), San Nazzaro Val Cavargna

San Nazzaro Val Cavargna

San Nazzaro Val Cavargna is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 70 km north of Milan and about 30 km north of Como, on the border with Switzerland...

, Sant'Antonio

Sant'Antonio

Sant'Antonio is a municipality in the district of Bellinzona in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.-History:A grave from the Early Iron Age has been discovered in the village. The so-called Squadra or part of the village made up the medieval municipality of Vallemorobbia. In 1803 it became a...

 (Switzerland), Valcolla

Valcolla

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 (Switzerland), Val Rezzo

Val Rezzo

Val Rezzo is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 70 km north of Milan and about 30 km north of Como, on the border with Switzerland...

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