Besate

Besate (Milanese: Besàa) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) southwest of Milan.

Besate Besàa (Lombard)
Comune
Comune di Besate
Location of Besate
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Coordinates: 45°19′N 8°58′E
Country	Italy
Region	Lombardy
Metropolitan city	Milan (MI)
Government
• Mayor	Maria Rosa Codegoni
Area [1]
• Total	12.74 km2 (4.92 sq mi)
Elevation	104 m (341 ft)
Population  (30 November 2017)[2]
• Total	2,049
• Density	160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Demonym	Besatesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	20080
Dialing code	02
Website	Official website

Besate borders the following municipalities: Morimondo, Vigevano, Casorate Primo, and Motta Visconti.

Economy

According to statistics from the Centro Studi Sintesi of Mestre, which annually draws up a ranking based on the "wealth" of Italian municipalities based on income, Besate was the richest town in Italy in 2006, with an average per capita income of around 30,000 euros. Besate had already been at the top of the special ranking in 2004, while the following year it was overtaken by Basiglio, another municipality in the metropolitan city of Milan.

Industry

In Besate, Gorgonzola DOP has been produced for several generations: the Gelmini Cheese Factory exports the cheese all over the world, which was also locally called "stracchin veech".