Rovolon is a ''
comune
The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces ('' province''). The can ...
'' (municipality) in the
Province of Padua
The Province of Padua (''Provincia di Padova'') is a province in the Veneto region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Padua.
Geography
It has an area of 2,142 km2, and a total population of 936,492 (2016) making it the most populated p ...
in the
Italian region
Veneto
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, located about west of
Venice
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and about southwest of
Padua
Padua ( ; it, Padova ; vec, Pàdova) is a city and ''comune'' in Veneto, northern Italy. Padua is on the river Bacchiglione, west of Venice. It is the capital of the province of Padua. It is also the economic and communications hub of t ...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 4,207 and an area of .
[All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.]
The municipality of Rovolon contains the ''
frazioni
A ''frazione'' (plural: ) is a type of subdivision of a ''comune'' (municipality) in Italy, often a small village or hamlet outside the main town. Most ''frazioni'' were created during the Fascist era (1922–1943) as a way to consolidate territ ...
'' (administrative division of a municipality) Bastia, Carbonara, and Lovolo.
Bastia has a Sunday market and is by far the most populous town of the Rovolon municipality.
Rovolon borders the following municipalities:
Albettone,
Barbarano Vicentino,
Cervarese Santa Croce,
Montegaldella,
Mossano,
Nanto,
Teolo,
Vo.
Demographic evolution
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Twin towns
Rovolon is
twinned
Twinning (making a twin of) may refer to:
* In biology and agriculture, producing two offspring (i.e., twins) at a time, or having a tendency to do so;
* Twin towns and sister cities, towns and cities involved in town twinning
* Twinning inst ...
with:
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Cotiporã
Cotiporã is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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, Brazil, since 2010
References
Cities and towns in Veneto
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