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Canegrate
Comune di Canegrate
Coat of arms of Canegrate
Location of Canegrate
Map
CountryItaly
RegionLombardy
ProvinceMilan (MI)
Government
 • MayorRoberto Colombo (centre-left)
Area
 • Total5.3 km2 (2.0 sq mi)
Elevation
196 m (643 ft)
Population
 (1 january 2008[2])[3]
 • Total12,105
 • Density2,300/km2 (5,900/sq mi)
DemonymCanegratesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
20010
Dialing code0331
WebsiteOfficial website

Canegrate (Canegràa, in Insubric) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northwest of Milan.

The town gave its name to the Canegrate culture, a prehistoric civilization whose main archaeological site has been excavated in the communal territory.

References

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  3. ^ Italian National Institute of Statistics, Wikidata Q214195