Diano San Pietro 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 Imperia

Province of Imperia

The Province of Imperia is a mountainous and hilly province, in the Liguria region of Italy, situated between the Maritime Alps to the north and the Ligurian Sea, an arm of the Mediterranean Sea to the south...

 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 90 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 6 km northeast of Imperia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,057 and an area of 11.8 km².

Diano San Pietro borders the following municipalities: Diano Arentino

Diano Arentino

Diano Arentino is a comune in the Province of Imperia in the Italian region Liguria, located about 90 km southwest of Genoa and about 7 km north of Imperia...

, Diano Castello

Diano Castello

Diano Castello is a comune in the Province of Imperia in the Italian region Liguria, located about 90 km southwest of Genoa and about 5 km northeast of Imperia...

, San Bartolomeo al Mare

San Bartolomeo al Mare

San Bartolomeo al Mare is a comune in the Province of Imperia in the Italian region Liguria, located about 90 km southwest of Genoa and about 7 km northeast of Imperia...

, Stellanello

Stellanello

Stellanello is a comune in the Province of Savona in the Italian region Liguria, located about 80 km southwest of Genoa and about 45 km southwest of Savona....

, and Villa Faraldi

Villa Faraldi

Villa Faraldi is a comune in the Province of Imperia in the Italian region Liguria, located about 80 km southwest of Genoa and about 10 km northeast of Imperia...

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Diano San Pietro is the setting for the international best-selling books by the English writer Annie Hawes, Extra Virgin and Ripe for the Picking.