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Key facts
- Country
- Italy
- Region
- Lombardy
- Province
- Como (CO)
- Frazioni
- Cavadino, Greppone, Pangino, Riva, Olzavino, Lestresio
- Mayor
- Paola Pepe
- Total
- 6.9 km (2.7 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 199 m (653 ft)
- Density
- 180/km (460/sq mi)
- Demonym
- Caratesi
- Time zone
- UTC+1 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+2 ( CEST )
- Dialing code
- 031
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Encyclopedic overview
Carate Urio (Comasco: Caraa Uri [kaˌraː ˈyːri]) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 45 kilometres (28 mi) north of Milan and about 6 kilometres (4 mi) northeast of Como.
Founded in 1927 by the merger of Carate Lario and Urio, Carate Urio borders the following municipalities: Brienno, Faggeto Lario, Laglio, Moltrasio, Schignano, Torno.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Carate Urio” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.