Monterado
Encyclopedia
Monterado is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Ancona
in the Italian
region Marche
, located about 35 km west of Ancona
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,803 and an area of 10.3 km².
The municipality of Monterado contains the frazione
(subdivision) Ponterio.
Monterado borders the following municipalities: Castel Colonna
, Corinaldo
, Mondolfo
, Monte Porzio
, and San Costanzo
.
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 Ancona
Province of Ancona
The Province of Ancona is a province in the Marche region of central Italy. Its capital is the city of Ancona. The province has an area of 1940 km² and a 2006 population of 465,906 in 49 comuni , see Comunes of the Province of Ancona....
in the Italian
Italy
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region Marche
Marche
The population density in the region is below the national average. In 2008, it was 161.5 inhabitants per km2, compared to the national figure of 198.8. It is highest in the province of Ancona , and lowest in the province of Macerata...
, located about 35 km west of Ancona
Ancona
Ancona is a city and a seaport in the Marche region, in central Italy, with a population of 101,909 . Ancona is the capital of the province of Ancona and of the region....
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,803 and an area of 10.3 km².
The municipality of Monterado 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) Ponterio.
Monterado borders the following municipalities: Castel Colonna
Castel Colonna
Castel Colonna is a comune in the Province of Ancona in the Italian region Marche, located about 35 km west of Ancona. It was called Tomba di Senigallia until 1921.-External links:*...
, Corinaldo
Corinaldo
Corinaldo is a town and comune in the Province of Ancona, within the Marche region of central Italy. As of 2005 it had a population of 5,187 inhabitants...
, Mondolfo
Mondolfo
Mondolfo is a comune in the Province of Pesaro e Urbino in the Italian region Marche, located about 35 km northwest of Ancona and about 25 km southeast of Pesaro, on the Adriatic Sea...
, Monte Porzio
Monte Porzio
Monte Porzio is a comune in the Province of Pesaro e Urbino in the Italian region Marche, located about 40 km west of Ancona and about 30 km southeast of Pesaro....
, and San Costanzo
San Costanzo
San Costanzo is a comune in the Province of Pesaro e Urbino in the Italian region Marche, located about 40 km northwest of Ancona and about 20 km southeast of Pesaro...
.