Nicorvo is a ''
comune
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'' (municipality) in the
Province of Pavia
The province of Pavia () is a Provinces of Italy, province in the Lombardy region of Italy. Its capital is Pavia.
, the province has a population of 548,722 inhabitants and an area of ; the town of Pavia has a population of 72,205.
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in the
Italian
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region
Lombardy
The Lombardy Region (; ) is an administrative regions of Italy, region of Italy that covers ; it is located in northern Italy and has a population of about 10 million people, constituting more than one-sixth of Italy's population. Lombardy is ...
, located about 45 km southwest of
Milan
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and about 40 km northwest of
Pavia
Pavia ( , ; ; ; ; ) is a town and comune of south-western Lombardy, in Northern Italy, south of Milan on the lower Ticino (river), Ticino near its confluence with the Po (river), Po. It has a population of c. 73,086.
The city was a major polit ...
. It is in the northern
Lomellina
The Lomellina ( or ) is a geographical and historical area in the Po Valley of northern Italy, located in south-western Lombardy between the Sesia, Po and Ticino rivers. It is one of three areal divisions of the Province of Pavia. , near the left bank of the
Agogna
The Agogna (in Piedmontese ''Agògna'') is a stream which runs through the Italian regions of Piedmont and Lombardy. It is a left side tributary of the river Po.''The Times'' (2003), ''Comprehensive Atlas of the World'', 11th edition, Times B ...
river. Economy is based on agriculture, and especially on rice growing.
Nicorvo borders the following municipalities:
Albonese,
Borgolavezzaro
Borgolavezzaro (Piedmontese: ''Borghlavzar'', Lombard: ''Burglavsàr'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Novara in the Italian region of Piedmont, which is located about northeast of Turin and about southeast of Novara.
Borgola ...
,
Castelnovetto
Castelnovetto is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 50 km southwest of Milan and about 45 km west of Pavia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 640 and an area of ...
,
Ceretto Lomellina
Ceretto Lomellina is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 45 km southwest of Milan and about 40 km west of Pavia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 228 and an area ...
,
Mortara,
Robbio
Robbio is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 50 km southwest of Milan and about 45 km west of Pavia. It is part of Lomellina traditional region.
Robbio borders the ...
.
References
Cities and towns in Lombardy
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