Calizzano is a comune

Comune

In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...

(municipality) in the Province of Savona

Province of Savona

The Province of Savona is a province in the Liguria region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Savona.-Overview:...

 in the Italian

Italy

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 region Liguria

Liguria

Liguria is a coastal region of north-western Italy, the third smallest of the Italian regions. Its capital is Genoa. It is a popular region with tourists for its beautiful beaches, picturesque little towns, and good food.-Geography:...

, located about 70 km southwest of Genoa

Genoa

Genoa |Ligurian]] Zena ; Latin and, archaically, English Genua) is a city and an important seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria....

 and about 30 km west of Savona

Savona

Savona is a seaport and comune in the northern Italian region of Liguria, capital of the Province of Savona, in the Riviera di Ponente on the Mediterranean Sea....

. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,604 and an area of 63.3 km².

The municipality of Calizzano contains the frazioni

Frazione

A frazione , in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere...

(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Mereta, Vetria, and Caragna.

Calizzano borders the following municipalities: Bagnasco

Bagnasco

Bagnasco is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 90 km southeast of Turin and about 40 km east of Cuneo...

, Bardineto

Bardineto

Bardineto is a comune in the Province of Savona in the Italian region Liguria, located about 70 km southwest of Genoa and about 30 km southwest of Savona...

, Bormida, Garessio

Garessio

Garessio is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 100 km south of Turin and about 40 km southeast of Cuneo.The Reggia di Valcasotto is located in the communal territory.- Notable people:...

, Magliolo

Magliolo

Magliolo is a comune in the Province of Savona in the Italian region Liguria, located about 60 km southwest of Genoa and about 20 km southwest of Savona. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 772 and an area of 19.2 km².Magliolo borders the following municipalities:...

, Massimino, Murialdo

Murialdo

Murialdo is a comune in the Province of Savona in the Italian region Liguria, located about 60 km west of Genoa and about 25 km west of Savona...

, Osiglia

Osiglia

Osiglia is a comune in the Province of Savona in the Italian region Liguria, located about 60 km west of Genoa and about 25 km west of Savona. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 457 and an area of 29.2 km²....

, Priola

Priola

Priola is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 90 km southeast of Turin and about 40 km southeast of Cuneo...

, and Rialto.