Turate 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 40 km northeast 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 southeast 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 8,328 and an area of 10.1 km².

The municipality of Turate 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) Santa Maria, Mascazza, Piatti, and Fagnana.

Turate borders the following municipalities: Cirimido

Cirimido

Cirimido is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northwest of Milan and about southwest of Como. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,052 and an area of 2.6 km²....

, Cislago

Cislago

Cislago is a comune in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 25 km northwest of Milan and about 20 km southeast of Varese...

, Fenegrò

Fenegrò

Fenegrò is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northwest of Milan and about southwest of Como. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,718 and an area of 5.4 km²....

, Gerenzano

Gerenzano

Gerenzano is a comune in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 25 km northwest of Milan and about 25 km southeast of Varese....

, Limido Comasco

Limido Comasco

Limido Comasco is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northwest of Milan and about southwest of Como...

, Lomazzo

Lomazzo

Lomazzo is a town and comune in the province of Como, in the Italian region of Lombardy. It is situated halfway between Como and Milan. The ancient historical center of the town was founded on the top of a hill situated in the valley on the right bank of Lura. The municipal territory contains a...

, Rovello Porro

Rovello Porro

Rovello Porro is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 25 km northwest of Milan and about 20 km south of Como...

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External links

• www.comune.turate.co.it/