Lago di Monate is a
lake
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in the
Province of Varese
The province of Varese () is a Provinces of Italy, province in the Lombardy region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Varese (population of 80,857 inhabitants), but its largest city is Busto Arsizio. The headquarters of AgustaWestland, the compa ...
,
Lombardy
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,
Italy
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. At an elevation of 266 m, its surface area is 2.5 km
2.
The municipalities bordering the Lake are
Cadrezzate
Cadrezzate was a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northwest of Milan and about west of Varese.
In 2019 it merged with the nearby Osmate forming the new municipality of Cadrezzat ...
,
Comabbio
Comabbio is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northwest of Milan and about southwest of Varese. On 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,025 and an area of .All demographics a ...
,
Osmate
Osmate was a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northwest of Milan and about southwest of Varese. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 550 and an area of .All demographics ...
and
Travedona-Monate
Travedona-Monate is a ''comune'' and small town near the eastern shore of the Lake Maggiore, in the province of Varese, northern Italy. The population is about 3,336 inhabitants. It extends to an area of , with a density of 371 inhabitants/km2. It ...
.
Lakes of Lombardy
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