Murialdo
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Murialdo 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
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 west 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 25 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 882 and an area of 37.5 km².

The municipality of Murialdo 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) Colle dei Giovetti, Isolagrande, Piano, Ponte, Riofreddo, and Valle.

Murialdo borders the following municipalities: Calizzano
Calizzano
Calizzano is a comune in the Province of Savona in the Italian region Liguria, located about 70 km southwest of Genoa and about 30 km west of Savona...

, Castelnuovo di Ceva
Castelnuovo di Ceva
Castelnuovo di Ceva is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 90 km southeast of Turin and about 45 km east of Cuneo...

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

, Perlo
Perlo, Italy
Perlo is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 90 km southeast of Turin and about 45 km east of Cuneo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 121 and an area of 11.6 km²....

, Priero
Priero
Priero is a small town and comune of the Langhe, located six kilometres east of Ceva in the Province of Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy. Presently it has a population of 441.-History:...

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

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