Pianello del Lario 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 35 km northeast of Como

Como

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

. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,044 and an area of 9.8 km².

The municipality of Pianello del Lario 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) Calozzo, Belmonte, Crotti, Bellera, Tre terre, Maggiana, S. Anna, Riva, Mianico, Saliana, Camlago, and Garuso.

Pianello del Lario borders the following municipalities: Colico

Colico

Colico is a comune in the province of Lecco, Lombardy, Italy. It is situated near the tip of the northern arm of Lake Como, where the river Adda enters the lake...

, Cremia

Cremia

Cremia is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about north of Milan and about northeast of Como. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 767 and an area of 10.2 km²....

, Dervio

Dervio

Dervio is a comune in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region Lombardy, located on the eastern shore of Lake Como, about north of Milan and about northwest of Lecco...

, Dongo

Dongo

Dongo is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy. It lies on the northwestern shore of Lake Como between Gravedona and Musso at the mouth of the Albano...

, Dorio, Garzeno

Garzeno

Garzeno is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about north of Milan and about northeast of Como...

, Musso

Musso (CO)

Musso is a small town in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy. It lies on the western shore of the northern branch of Lake Como about northeast of the city of Como...

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