Gavirate

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]

Gavirate
Comune
Comune di Gavirate
Coat of arms
Location of Gavirate
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Coordinates: 45°51′N 8°43′E
Country	Italy
Region	Lombardy
Province	Province of Varese (VA)
Frazioni	Oltrona al Lago, Voltorre
Government
• Mayor	Massimo Parola (Ind.)
Area [1]
• Total	13.3 km2 (5.1 sq mi)
Elevation	261 m (856 ft)
Population  (Dec. 2004)[2]
• Total	9,438
• Density	710/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Demonym	Gaviratesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	21026
Dialing code	0332
Website	Official website

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