Mairago ( Lodigiano: ) is a ''

comune A (; : , ) is an administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions () and provinces (). The can also have the City status in Italy, titl ...

'' (municipality) in the

Province of Lodi The province of Lodi (; Western Lombard dialects, Ludesan: ) is a Provinces of Italy, province in the Lombardy region of Italy. Its provincial capital is the city of Lodi, Lombardy, Lodi. As of 2017, it has a population of 229,541 inhabitants ov ...

in the

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region

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, located about southeast of

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and about southeast of Lodi. Mairago borders the following municipalities:

Cavenago d'Adda Cavenago may refer to: * Cavenago d'Adda, a comune in the province of Lodi, Lombardy, Italy * Cavenago di Brianza Cavenago di Brianza (Cavenagh in Milanese) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Monza and Brianza in the Italian region ...

Turano Lodigiano Turano Lodigiano ( Lodigiano: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Lodi in the Italian region Lombardy, located about southeast of Milan and about east of Lodi. Turano Lodigiano borders the following municipalities: Credera Rubb ...

, Ossago Lodigiano, Secugnago,

Brembio Brembio ( Lodigiano: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Lodi in the Italian region Lombardy, located about southeast of Milan and about southeast of Lodi. Its inhabitants are called "Brembiesi". Brembio borders the following mu ...

Economy

The main economical activity is the cultivation of

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and, to a lesser extent,

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. Animal husbandry is also widespread, including

beekeeping Beekeeping (or apiculture, from ) is the maintenance of bee colonies, commonly in artificial beehives. Honey bees in the genus '' Apis'' are the most commonly kept species but other honey producing bees such as '' Melipona'' stingless bees are ...

. Exploitation of

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reservoirs by

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is now virtually ended.

Twin towns

* Dancé, France

References

External links

Official website
Cities and towns in Lombardy {{Lodi-geo-stub