Premise: Medesano is a "comune" (municipality) in the Province of Parma in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 100 km northwest of Bologna and about 15 km southwest of Parma. As of 31 May 2007, it had a population of 10,221 and an area of 88.8 km2 .
Hypothesis: Municipality and comune mean the the same thing.