Colico
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| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Province | Lecco (LC) |
| Mayor | Alfonso Curtoni Elected 2006-05-28 |
| Elevation | 218 m (715 ft) |
| Area | 35.3 km² (13.6 sq mi) |
| Population (as of 2007) | |
| - Total | 7,203 |
| - Density | 204/km² (528/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
| Coordinates | 46°08′09″N 9°22′18″E / 46.13583°N 9.37167°E |
| Gentilic | Colichesi |
| Dialing code | 0341 |
| Postal code | 23823 |
| Frazioni | Curcio, Laghetto, Olgiasca, Villatico |
| Patron | Saint George |
| - Day | 23 April |
| Website: http://www.comune.colico.lc.it/ | |
Colico is a comune in the province of Lecco, Lombardy, Italy. It is sItuated near the tip of the northern arm of Lake Como where the Adda enters the lake. Colico, with an area of 35.3 km² and a population of about 7,200, is the most important town in the northern part of Lake Como, which is often indentified as its Colico branch.
Colico is a local transport hub, with trains to Milan and boats to Como and Lecco, as well as road links south to Milan (via the eastern shore of the lake, Lecco and Brianza), north to Chiavenna, and east to Bolzano.
It is home to the Piona Abbey.
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