Rubano 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 Padua

Province of Padua

The Province of Padua is a province in the Veneto region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Padua.-History and territory:...

 in the Italian

Italy

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 region Veneto

Veneto

Veneto is one of the 20 regions of Italy. Its population is about 5 million, ranking 5th in Italy.Veneto had been for more than a millennium an independent state, the Republic of Venice, until it was eventually annexed by Italy in 1866 after brief Austrian and French rule...

, located about 40 km west of Venice

Venice

Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...

 and about 7 km northwest of Padua

Padua

Padua is a city and comune in the Veneto, northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Padua and the economic and communications hub of the area. Padua's population is 212,500 . The city is sometimes included, with Venice and Treviso, in the Padua-Treviso-Venice Metropolitan Area, having...

. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 14,110 and an area of 14.6 km².

The municipality of Rubano 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) Sarmeola, Bosco, and Villaguattera.

Rubano borders the following municipalities: Mestrino

Mestrino

Mestrino is a comune in the Province of Padua in the Italian region Veneto, located about 45 km west of Venice and about 9 km northwest of Padua...

, Padua

Padua

Padua is a city and comune in the Veneto, northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Padua and the economic and communications hub of the area. Padua's population is 212,500 . The city is sometimes included, with Venice and Treviso, in the Padua-Treviso-Venice Metropolitan Area, having...

, Saccolongo

Saccolongo

Saccolongo is a comune in the Province of Padua in the Italian region Veneto, located about 45 km west of Venice and about 9 km west of Padua...

, Selvazzano Dentro

Selvazzano Dentro

Selvazzano Dentro is a comune in the Province of Padua in the Italian region Veneto, located about 40 km west of Venice and about 8 km southwest of Padua.-External links:*...

, Villafranca Padovana

Villafranca Padovana

Villafranca Padovana is a comune in the Province of Padua in the Italian region Veneto, located about 40 km west of Venice and about 11 km northwest of Padua...

.