Loano
Encyclopedia
Loano is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Savona
in the Italian
region Liguria
, located about 60 km southwest of Genoa
and about 30 km southwest of Savona
. As of 31 December 2010, it had a population of 12,034 and an area of 13.5 km².
The municipality of Loano contains the frazione
(subdivision) Verzi.
Loano borders the following municipalities: Bardineto
, Boissano
, Borghetto Santo Spirito
, and Pietra Ligure
.
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
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
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 60 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 southwest 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 2010, it had a population of 12,034 and an area of 13.5 km².
The municipality of Loano contains the frazione
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...
(subdivision) Verzi.
Loano borders the following municipalities: 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...
, Boissano
Boissano
Boissano is a comune in the Province of Savona in the Italian region Liguria, located about 60 km southwest of Genoa and about 25 km southwest of Savona. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,216 and an area of 8.7 km².Boissano borders the following municipalities:...
, Borghetto Santo Spirito
Borghetto Santo Spirito
Borghetto Santo Spirito 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...
, and Pietra Ligure
Pietra Ligure
Pietra Ligure 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...
.