Gavirate

Comune in Lombardy, Italy

Coat of arms

Location of Gavirate

45°51′N 8°43′E / 45.850°N 8.717°E / 45.850; 8.717CountryItalyRegionLombardyProvinceProvince of Varese (VA)FrazioniOltrona al Lago, VoltorreGovernment

• MayorSilvana Alberio (Ind.)Area

^[1]

• Total13.3 km² (5.1 sq mi)Elevation

261 m (856 ft)Population

(Dec. 2004)^[2]

• Total9,438 • Density710/km² (1,800/sq mi)DemonymGaviratesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

21026

Dialing code0332WebsiteOfficial website

Gavirate is a comune (municipality) in the province of Varese, in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) northwest of Milan and about 10 kilometres (6 mi) northwest of Varese. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 9,438 and an area of 13.3 square kilometres (5.1 sq mi).^[3]

The comune of Gavirate contains the frazioni (hamlets) Oltrona al Lago, Voltorre and other mainly villages: Groppello, Le Vigne, Fignano, Forte di Orino, Fienile delle Pianezze, Armino, Pozzuolo, Cual, Ca'de Monti, Ronco, and Benedetto.

Gavirate borders the following comuni: Barasso, Bardello con Malgesso e Bregano, Besozzo, Biandronno, Casciago, Cocquio-Trevisago, Comerio, Cuvio, Varese.

Demographic evolution

Notes and references

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.