Gessate (Lombard: Gessaa [dʒeˈsaː]) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Milan, in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) northeast of Milan.
Gessate
Gessaa (Lombard) | |
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| Comune di Gessate | |
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Location of Gessate  | |
  Gessate Location of Gessate in Italy  Gessate Gessate (Lombardy) | |
| Coordinates: 45°33′N 9°26′E / 45.550°N 9.433°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Metropolitan city | Milan (MI) |
| Frazioni | Villa Fornaci |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Giulio Alfredo Sancini |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.8 km2 (3.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 144 m (472 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2015)[2] | |
• Total | 8,872 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Gessatesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 20060 |
| Dialing code | 02 |
| Website | Official website |
Gessate borders the following municipalities: Cambiago, Masate, Pessano con Bornago, Inzago, Gorgonzola and Bellinzago Lombardo.
Gessate hosts the easternmost terminus of Milan Metro (Line 2, Gessate branch).
References
edit- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
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