Borghetto di Vara

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Borghetto di Vara
O Borghetto de Væa
Comune
Comune di Borghetto di Vara

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Borghetto di Vara
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Borghetto di Vara
Location of Borghetto di Vara in Italy
Coordinates: 44°13′N9°43′E / 44.217°N 9.717°E / 44.217; 9.717 Coordinates: 44°13′N9°43′E / 44.217°N 9.717°E / 44.217; 9.717
Country Italy
Region Liguria
Province Province of La Spezia (SP)
Frazioni Boccapignone, Cassana, L'Ago, Pogliasca, Ripalta, Termine di Roverano
Government
  Mayor Claudia Delvigo
Area
  Total 27.3 km2 (10.5 sq mi)
Elevation 104 m (341 ft)
Population (31 December 2015) [1]
  Total 937
  Density 34/km2 (89/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Borghettini
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code19020
Dialing code 0187

Borghetto di Vara (Ligurian :O Borghetto de Væa, locally U Burghetu [2] ) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of La Spezia in the Italian region Liguria, located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) southeast of Genoa and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) northwest of La Spezia.

Ligurian (Romance language) Gallo-Romance language

Ligurian is a Gallo-Italic language spoken in Liguria in Northern Italy, parts of the Mediterranean coastal zone of France, Monaco and in the villages of Carloforte and Calasetta in Sardinia. It is part of the Gallo-Italic and Western Romance dialect continuum. The Genoese (Zeneize), spoken in Genoa, the capital of Liguria, is the language's prestige dialect on which the standard is based.

<i>Comune</i> third-level administrative divisions of the Italian Republic

The comune is a basic administrative division in Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality.

Province of La Spezia Province of Italy

The Province of La Spezia is a province in the Liguria region of Italy. Its capital is the city of La Spezia.

Borghetto di Vara borders the following municipalities: Beverino, Brugnato, Carrodano, Levanto, Pignone, Rocchetta di Vara, Sesta Godano.

Beverino Comune in Liguria, Italy

Beverino is a comune (municipality) of c. 2,000 inhabitants in the province of La Spezia in the Italian region Liguria, located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) southeast of Genoa and about 11 kilometres (7 mi) north of La Spezia. It is part of the Vara river and of the Regional natural Park of Montemarcello-Magra.

Brugnato Comune in Liguria, Italy

Brugnato is a comune (municipality) in the Province of La Spezia in the Italian region Liguria, located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) southeast of Genoa and about 15 km northwest of La Spezia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,205 and an area of 12.0 square kilometres (4.6 sq mi). It borders the following municipalities: Borghetto di Vara, Rocchetta di Vara, Sesta Godano, Zignago.

Carrodano Comune in Liguria, Italy

Carrodano is a comune (municipality) in the Province of La Spezia in the Italian region Liguria, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) southeast of Genoa and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northwest of La Spezia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 532 and an area of 21.0 square kilometres (8.1 sq mi).

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Borghetto di Vara is twinned with:

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References

  1. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  2. Frisoni, Gaetano (1910). Dizionario Genovese-Italiano e Italiano-Genovese (in Italian). Genoa: Nuova Editrice Genovese.