Porto Ceresio

Porto Ceresio (Varesino: Pòrt Cerési) is a comune (municipality) on Lake Lugano in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 50 kilometres (31 miles) northwest of Milan and about 11 km (7 mi) northeast of Varese, on the border with Switzerland. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,080 and an area of 5.1 square kilometres (2.0 sq mi).^[3]

Porto Ceresio Pòrt Cerési
Comune
Comune di Porto Ceresio
Porto Ceresio
Location of Porto Ceresio
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Coordinates: 45°54′N 8°54′E
Country	Italy
Region	Lombardy
Province	Province of Varese (VA)
Area [1]
• Total	5.1 km2 (2.0 sq mi)
Population  (Dec. 2004)[2]
• Total	3,080
• Density	600/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	21050
Dialing code	0332

Porto Ceresio borders the following municipalities: Besano, Brusimpiano, Brusino Arsizio (Switzerland), Cuasso al Monte, Meride (Switzerland), Morcote (Switzerland). The Comune is situated not far away from the Cinque Vette Park

Demographic evolution

Twin towns

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