Marnate 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 30 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 20 km south 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 6,237 and an area of 4.8 km².

The municipality of Marnate 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) Nizzolina.

Marnate borders the following municipalities: Castellanza

Castellanza

Castellanza is a town and comune located in the province of Varese, along the boundary of the province of Milan, in the Lombardy region of northern Italy.-Overview:...

, Gorla Minore

Gorla Minore

Gorla Minore is a comune in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 30 km northwest of Milan and about 15 km southeast of Varese...

, Olgiate Olona

Olgiate Olona

Olgiate Olona is a town and comune located in the province of Varese, in the Lombardy region of northern Italy.The town is bathed by the river Olona. The nearest city to Olgiate Olona is Busto Arsizio is which is 3 km far....

, Rescaldina

Rescaldina

Rescaldina is a comune in the Province of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 25 km northwest of Milan.-Geography:...

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