Proserpio

Proserpio (Brianzöö: Presèrp) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 40 kilometres (25 mi) north of Milan and about 13 kilometres (8 mi) east of Como. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 942 and an area of 2.4 square kilometres (0.93 sq mi).^[3] The name comes from the Roman goddess Proserpina.

Proserpio Presèrp (Lombard)
Comune
Comune di Proserpio
Location of Proserpio
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Coordinates: 45°49′N 9°15′E
Country	Italy
Region	Lombardy
Province	Province of Como (CO)
Area [1]
• Total	2.4 km2 (0.9 sq mi)
Elevation	450 m (1,480 ft)
Population  (Dec. 2004)[2]
• Total	942
• Density	390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Demonym	ursitt (west.lmo. traditional gentilic)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	22030
Dialing code	031

Proserpio borders the following municipalities: Canzo, Castelmarte, Erba, Longone al Segrino.

Demographic evolution