Albate

Como
Comune
Città di Como
View from Lake Como. The tower which tops the hill on the right is the Castello Baradello.
Flag Coat of arms
Como Location of Como in Italy
Coordinates: 45°49′0″N 9°5′0″E / 45.81667°N 9.08333°E / 45.81667; 9.08333Coordinates: 45°49′0″N 9°5′0″E / 45.81667°N 9.08333°E / 45.81667; 9.08333
Country	Italy
Region	Lombardy
Province / Metropolitan city	Como (CO)
Roman foundation	196 BC
Frazioni	Albate, Breccia, Camerlata, Camnago Volta, Civiglio, Garzola, Lora, Monte Olimpino, Muggiò, Ponte Chiasso, Prestino, Rebbio, Sagnino, Tavernola
Government
• Mayor	Mario Landriscina (since June 26, 2017) (Ind.)
Area
• Total	37.34 km2 (14.42 sq mi)
Elevation	201 m (659 ft)
Population (30 April 2015)
• Total	84,394
• Density	2,300/km2 (5,900/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Comaschi
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	22100
Dialing code	031
Patron saint	Saint Abbondio
Saint day	31 August
Website	Official website

Como (Italian pronunciation: [ˈkɔːmo],locally [ˈkoːmo];Lombard: Còmm [ˈkɔmː],Cómm [ˈkomː] or Cùmm [ˈkumː];Latin: Novum Comum) is a city and comune in Lombardy, Italy. It is the administrative capital of the Province of Como.

Its proximity to Lake Como and to the Alps has made Como a tourist destination and the city contains numerous works of art, churches, gardens, museums, theatres, parks and palaces: the Duomo (seat of Diocese of Como), the Basilica of Sant'Abbondio, the Villa Olmo, the public gardens with the Tempio Voltiano, the Teatro Sociale, the Broletto (the city's medieval town hall) and the 20th century Casa del Fascio.

With 215,320 overnight guests, in 2013 Como was the fourth most visited city in Lombardy after Milan, Bergamo and Brescia.

Como was the birthplace of many historical figures, including the poet Caecilius mentioned by Catullus in the 1st century BCE, writers Pliny the Elder and the Younger, Pope Innocent XI, scientist Alessandro Volta, and Cosima Liszt, second wife of Richard Wagner and long-term director of the Bayreuth Festival.