Samarate is a town and comune (municipality) located in the province of Varese, in the Lombardy region of northern Italy. It received the honorary title of city with a presidential decree on February 2, 2009. The frazione of Cascina Costa houses the headquarters of the former AgustaWestland, merged into Leonardo since 2016, one of the world's largest producers of helicopters.
Samarate | |
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| Città di Samarate | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Samarate  | |
  Samarate Location of Samarate in Italy  Samarate Samarate (Lombardy) | |
| Coordinates: 45°37′N 08°47′E / 45.617°N 8.783°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Province | Varese (VA) |
| Frazioni | Cascina Costa, Cascina Elisa, San Macario, Verghera |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Leonardo Tarantino (LN) |
| Area | |
• Total | 15 km2 (6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 221 m (725 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 16,021 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Samaratesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 21017 |
| Dialing code | 0331 |
| Website | Official website |
Frazioni
edit- Cascina Costa
- Cascina Elisa
- Cascina Tangitt
- San Macario
- Verghera
Twin towns
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Yeovil, England
References
edit- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ Data from Istat
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
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