| Algua | ||
|---|---|---|
| Comune | ||
| Comune di Algua | ||
 frazione Sambusita | ||
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  Algua Location of Algua in Italy | ||
| Coordinates: 45°50′N9°43′E / 45.833°N 9.717°E Coordinates: 45°50′N9°43′E / 45.833°N 9.717°E | ||
| Country | Italy | |
| Region | Lombardy | |
| Province | Province of Bergamo (BG) | |
| Frazioni | Frerola, Pagliaro, Rigosa, Sambusita | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Pier Angelo Acerbis | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 8.1 km2 (3.1 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 432 m (1,417 ft) | |
| Population (28 February 2017) [1] | ||
| • Total | 670 | |
| • Density | 83/km2 (210/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Alguesi | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 24010 | |
| Dialing code | 0345 | |
| Website | Official website | |
Algua is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) northeast of Milan and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) north of Bergamo.
The comune is a basic administrative division in Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality.
The Province of Bergamo is a province in the Lombardy region of Italy. It has a population of 1,112,187 (2017), an area of 2,754.91 square kilometers (1,063.68 sq mi), and contains 243 comuni. Its capital is the city of Bergamo.
Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern and Western Europe. Located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, Italy shares open land borders with France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia and the enclaved microstates San Marino and Vatican City. Italy covers an area of 301,340 km2 (116,350 sq mi) and has a largely temperate seasonal and Mediterranean climate. With around 61 million inhabitants, it is the fourth-most populous EU member state and the most populous country in Southern Europe.
The municipality of Algua contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Frerola, Pagliaro, Sambusita and Rigosa.
"Frazione" is the Italian name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere. It is cognate to the English word fraction, but in practice is roughly equivalent to "parishes" or "wards" in other countries.
Algua borders the following municipalities: Aviatico, Bracca, Costa di Serina, Nembro, San Pellegrino Terme, Selvino, Serina, and Zogno.
Aviatico is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) northeast of Milan and about 12 kilometres (7 mi) northeast of Bergamo. As of 31 December 2007, it had a population of 515 and an area of 8.4 square kilometres (3.2 sq mi).
Bracca is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) northeast of Milan and about 14 kilometres (9 mi) northeast of Bergamo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 827 and an area of 5.5 square kilometres (2.1 sq mi).
Nembro is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) northeast of Milan and about 10 kilometres (6 mi) northeast of Bergamo, on the right bank of the Serio River.
