Borgo Virgilio

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Borgo Virgilio

Borch Vergili  (Emilian)
Comune di Borgo Virgilio
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Location of Borgo Virgilio
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Borgo Virgilio
Location of Borgo Virgilio in Italy
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Borgo Virgilio
Borgo Virgilio (Lombardy)
Coordinates: 45°3′N10°45′E / 45.050°N 10.750°E / 45.050; 10.750 Coordinates: 45°3′N10°45′E / 45.050°N 10.750°E / 45.050; 10.750
Country Italy
Region Lombardy
Province Province of Mantua (MN)
Frazioni Boccadiganda, Cappelletta, Cerese, Pietole, Romanore, San Cataldo, San Nicolò Po, Scorzarolo, Vignale
Government
  MayorAlessandro Beduschi
Area
  Total69.99 km2 (27.02 sq mi)
Elevation21 m (69 ft)
Population
(30 April 2017)ISTAT
  Total14,660
  Density210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Borgovirgiliani
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
46021
Dialing code 0376
Website Official website
created 4 february 2014

Borgo Virgilio (Mantovano: Borch Vergili) is a comune in the province of Mantua, in Lombardy, created with effect from 25 May 2014 [1] from the merger of the former comuni of Borgoforte and Virgilio. A local referendum to approve the creation of this comune was held on 1 December 2013, when the outcome of voting across Borgoforte and Virgilio were 68% in favour and 32% against.

<i>Comune</i> third-level administrative divisions of the Italian Republic

The comune is a basic administrative division in Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality.

Province of Mantua Province of Italy

The Province of Mantua is a province in the Lombardy region of northern Italy. Its capital is the city of Mantua. It is bordered to the north-east by the Province of Verona, to the east by that of Rovigo, to the south by those of Ferrara, Modena, Reggio Emilia and Parma, to the west by the Province of Cremona and to the north-west by that of Brescia.

Lombardy Region of Italy

Lombardy is one of the twenty administrative regions of Italy, in the northwest of the country, with an area of 23,844 square kilometres (9,206 sq mi). About 10 million people, forming one-sixth of Italy's population, live in Lombardy and about a fifth of Italy's GDP is produced in the region, making it the most populous and richest region in the country and one of the richest regions in Europe. Milan, Lombardy's capital, is the second-largest city and the largest metropolitan area in Italy.

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References

  1. "Bollettino Ufficiale - Regione Lombardia - Supplemento n. 6 del 3 febbraio 2014" (PDF).[ permanent dead link ]