Cavriago is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Reggio Emilia in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 70 kilometres (43 miles) northwest of Bologna and about 8km (5mi) west of Reggio Emilia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 9,229 and an area of 17.0 square kilometres (6.6sqmi).