ɪn ɐdˈɪʃən tə ðə vˈɪlɪdʒ ʌv ɡˌæbiˈɑːnoʊ ɪtsˈɛlf, ænd tə væɹˈɛŋɡoʊ, wˌɪtʃ wʌzɐ kˈɑːmjuːn ɪn ɪts ˈoʊn ɹˈaɪt ʌntˈɪl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti ˈeɪt, ðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd wˈʌn sˈɛnsəs lˈɪstᵻd kˈænteɪvənə, pˈaɪədʒɚɹə ænd sɛsˈɑːnə æz ðə mjuːnˈɪsɪpˈælᵻɾiz pɹˈaɪmɚɹi sˈɛntɚz ʌv pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃən.
In addition to the village of Gabiano itself, and to Varengo, which was a commune in its own right until 1928, the 2001 census listed Cantavenna, Piagera and Sessana as the municipality’s primary centres of population.