Gorla Maggiore
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Gorla Maggiore is a comune
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...

(municipality) in the Province of Varese
Province of Varese
The Province of Varese is a province in the Lombardy region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Varese but its largest city is Busto Arsizio....

 in the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

 region Lombardy
Lombardy
Lombardy is one of the 20 regions of Italy. The capital is Milan. One-sixth of Italy's population lives in Lombardy and about one fifth of Italy's GDP is produced in this region, making it the most populous and richest region in the country and one of the richest in the whole of Europe...

, located about 30 km northwest of Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...

 and about 15 km southeast of Varese
Varese
Varese is a town and comune in north-western Lombardy, northern Italy, 55 km north of Milan.It is the capital of the Province of Varese. The hinterland or urban part of the city is called Varesotto.- Geography :...

. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 5,001 and an area of 5.3 km².

Gorla Maggiore borders the following municipalities: Carbonate
Carbonate (CO)
Carbonate is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 30 km northwest of Milan and about 20 km southwest of Como...

, Fagnano Olona
Fagnano Olona
Fagnano Olona is a town and comune located in the province of Varese, in the Lombardy region of northern Italy....

, Gorla Minore
Gorla Minore
Gorla Minore is a comune in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 30 km northwest of Milan and about 15 km southeast of Varese...

, Locate Varesino
Locate Varesino
Locate Varesino is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northwest of Milan and about southwest of Como. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 4,036 and an area of 5.8 km²....

, Mozzate
Mozzate
Mozzate is a comune in the southwestern part of the province of Como, Lombardy, northern Italy.It has an area of 10,36 km² and 7,505 inhabitants . The postal code of Mozzate is 22076, and the telephone code is 0331....

, Solbiate Olona
Solbiate Olona
Solbiate Olona is a comune in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 30 km northwest of Milan and about 20 km south of Varese...

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