Varese  Province​

​The Varese Province occupies a total geographical area of 1,198 square kilometres, including the provincial capital: the city of Varese.

Within the province there are 138 provincial towns, known as communes (comune singular or comuni plural in Italian). The total population of Varese Province is around 890 thousand inhabitants. 
​Among the visitor highlights in the province are its series of lakes which include Lake Varese, the expansive Lake Maggiore, Lake Lake Monate and Lake Lugano which it shares with Switzerland.
Categories: Provinces of Lombardy, Provinces of Italy

Region: Lombardy

Provincial capital: Varese
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Population: 879,929 (Source ISTAT January 2021)

Size: 1,198 km²

Comunes: 138

Province code: VA
Neighbouring provinces: Metropolitan City of Milan, Monza and Brianza, Como, Novara, Verbano Cusio Ossola
Neighbouring region: Piedmont
International border: Switzerland​
Highlights: ​​​Lake Maggiore, Lake Lugano, Lake Monate, Lake Varese

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