Rivarolo Mantovano 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 Mantua

Province of Mantua

The Province of Mantua is a province in the Lombardy region of northern Italy. Its capital is the city of Mantua.-Communes:It includes 70 comuni , ranging in area from Viadana, with 102.19 km², to Mariana Mantovana, with 8.81 km²....

 in the Italian

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

 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 110 km southeast 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 southwest of Mantua

Mantua

Mantua is a city and comune in Lombardy, Italy and capital of the province of the same name. Mantua's historic power and influence under the Gonzaga family, made it one of the main artistic, cultural and notably musical hubs of Northern Italy and the country as a whole...

. It was known as Rivarolo di Fuori until 1907.

Rivarolo Mantovano borders the following municipalities: Bozzolo, Casteldidone

Casteldidone

Casteldidone is a comune in the Province of Cremona in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 110 km southeast of Milan and about 30 km east of Cremona....

, Piadena

Piadena

-World heritage site:It is home to one or more prehistoric pile-dwelling settlements that are part of the Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps UNESCO World Heritage Site....

, Rivarolo del Re ed Uniti

Rivarolo del Re ed Uniti

Rivarolo del Re ed Uniti is a comune in the Province of Cremona in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 110 km southeast of Milan and about 35 km southeast of Cremona....

, San Martino dall'Argine

San Martino dall'Argine

San Martino Dall'argine is a comune in the Province of Mantua in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 110 km southeast of Milan and about 25 km southwest of Mantua.-External links:*...

, Spineda

Spineda

Spineda is a comune in the Province of Cremona in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 110 km southeast of Milan and about 40 km east of Cremona....

, Tornata

Tornata

Tornata is a comune in the Province of Cremona in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 110 km southeast of Milan and about 30 km east of Cremona. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 522 and an area of 10.3 km²....

. It is a village with a squared plan and perpendicular roads as established by duke Vespasiano I Gonzaga

Vespasiano I Gonzaga

thumb|250px|Vespasiano I Gonzaga.Vespasiano I Gonzaga was an Italian nobleman, diplomat, writer, military engineer and condottiero...

in the late 16th century.