The Province of Varese (Italian: Provincia di Varese) is a province in the Lombardy region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Varese, but its largest city is Busto Arsizio.
Samarate, a comune in the province, is the headquarters of the AgustaWestland division of Finmeccanica, the world's largest producer of helicopters.
It has an area of 1,199 km2 (463 sq mi), and a total population of 888,811. There are 141 comunes in the province. As of December 31, 2011, the main comunes by population are:
| Rank | City | Population | Area (km2) |
Density (inhabitants/km2) |
Altitude (mslm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Busto Arsizio | 82063 | 30.27 | 2711 | 226 |
| 2nd | Varese | 81466 | 54.93 | 1483 | 382 |
| 3rd | Gallarate | 52011 | 20.97 | 2480 | 238 |
| 4th | Saronno | 39379 | 10.84 | 3633 | 212 |
| 5th | Cassano Magnago | 21665 | 12.19 | 1777 | 261 |
| 6th | Tradate | 18045 | 21.19 | 852 | 303 |
| 7th | Somma Lombardo | 17704 | 30.54 | 580 | 300 |
| 8th | Malnate | 16771 | 8.79 | 1908 | 355 |
| 9th | Caronno Pertusella | 16738 | 8.60 | 1946 | 194 |
| 10th | Samarate | 16371 | 15.98 | 1024 | 221 |
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