Vigonza
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Vigonza 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 Padua
Province of Padua
The Province of Padua is a province in the Veneto region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Padua.-History and territory:...

 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 Veneto
Veneto
Veneto is one of the 20 regions of Italy. Its population is about 5 million, ranking 5th in Italy.Veneto had been for more than a millennium an independent state, the Republic of Venice, until it was eventually annexed by Italy in 1866 after brief Austrian and French rule...

, located about 25 km west of Venice
Venice
Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...

 and about 10 km northeast of Padua
Padua
Padua is a city and comune in the Veneto, northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Padua and the economic and communications hub of the area. Padua's population is 212,500 . The city is sometimes included, with Venice and Treviso, in the Padua-Treviso-Venice Metropolitan Area, having...

. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 20,421 and an area of 33.3 km².

The municipality of Vigonza contains the frazioni
Frazione
A frazione , in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere...

(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Busa, Codiverno, Peraga, Perarolo, Pionca, San Vito. Località: Codivernarolo, Battana Prati, Capriccio, Luganega, Barbariga, Carpane, Bagnoli, and Santa Maria.

Vigonza borders the following municipalities: Cadoneghe
Cadoneghe
Cadoneghe is a town and comune in the province of Padua, in the Veneto region of northern Italy. The town is approximately 50  from Venice, the capital of the region. The city is situated on the Brenta River....

, Campodarsego
Campodarsego
Campodarsego is a comune in the Province of Padua in the Italian region Veneto, located about 30 km west of Venice and about 10 km northeast of Padua.-External links:*...

, Fiesso d'Artico
Fiesso d'Artico
Fiesso d'Artico is a town in the province of Venice, Veneto, Italy. SR11 goes through it.-Sources:*...

, Noventa Padovana
Noventa Padovana
Noventa Padovana is a comune in the Province of Padua in the Italian region Veneto, located about 30 km west of Venice and about 7 km east of Padua....

, Padua
Padua
Padua is a city and comune in the Veneto, northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Padua and the economic and communications hub of the area. Padua's population is 212,500 . The city is sometimes included, with Venice and Treviso, in the Padua-Treviso-Venice Metropolitan Area, having...

, Pianiga
Pianiga
Pianiga is a town in the province of Venice, Veneto, Italy. It is east of SR515.-Sources:*...

, Stra
Stra
Stra is a town and comune in the province of Venice, Veneto, Italy. It is south of SR11. It is the location of the famed Villa Pisani located on the Brenta canal.-Sources:*...

, Villanova di Camposampiero
Villanova di Camposampiero
Villanova di Camposampiero is a comune in the Province of Padua in the Italian region Veneto, located about 30 km west of Venice and about 11 km northeast of Padua...

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