Samarate

Comune in Lombardy, Italy

Coat of arms

Location of Samarate

45°37′N 08°47′E / 45.617°N 8.783°E / 45.617; 8.783CountryItalyRegionLombardyProvinceVarese (VA)FrazioniCascina Costa, Cascina Elisa, San Macario, VergheraGovernment

• MayorLeonardo Tarantino (LN)Area

^[1]

• Total15 km² (6 sq mi)Elevation

221 m (725 ft)Population

(31 December 2004^[2])^[3]

• Total16,021 • Density1,100/km² (2,800/sq mi)DemonymSamaratesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

21017

Dialing code0331WebsiteOfficial website

Samarate is a town and comune located in the province of Varese, in the Lombardy region of northern Italy. It received the honorary title of city with a presidential decree on February 2, 2009. The frazione of Cascina Costa houses the headquarters of the former AgustaWestland, merged into Leonardo since 2016, one of the world's largest producers of helicopters.

Twin towns

Yeovil, England

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ Data from Istat
^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.