| Pecetto Torinese | ||
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| Comune | ||
| Comune di Pecetto Torinese | ||
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  Pecetto Torinese Location of Pecetto Torinese in Italy | ||
| Coordinates: 45°1′N7°45′E / 45.017°N 7.750°E | ||
| Country | Italy | |
| Region | Piedmont | |
| Metropolitan city | Turin (TO) | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Adriano Pizzo | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 9.2 km2 (3.6 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 407 m (1,335 ft) | |
| Population (30 November 2014 [1] ) | ||
| • Total | 3,981 | |
| • Density | 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Pecettesi | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 10020 | |
| Dialing code | 011 | |
Pecetto Torinese is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 7 kilometres (4 mi) southeast of Turin.
The comune is a basic administrative division in Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality.
The Metropolitan City of Turin is a metropolitan city in the Piedmont region, Italy. Its capital is the city of Turin. It replaced the Province of Turin and comprises the city of Turin and 315 other municipalities (comuni). It was first created by the reform of local authorities and then established by the Law 56/2014. It has been officially operative since 1 January 2015.
Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a European country consisting of a peninsula delimited by the Italian Alps and surrounded by several islands. Located in the middle of the Mediterranean sea and traversed along its length by the Apennines, Italy has a largely temperate seasonal climate. The country covers an area of 301,340 km2 (116,350 sq mi) and shares open land borders with France, Slovenia, Austria, Switzerland and the enclaved microstates of Vatican City and San Marino. Italy has a territorial exclave in Switzerland (Campione) and a maritime exclave in the Tunisian sea (Lampedusa). With around 60 million inhabitants, Italy is the fourth-most populous member state of the European Union.
Pecetto Torinese borders the following municipalities: Turin, Pino Torinese, Chieri, Moncalieri, Cambiano, and Trofarello. It is renowned for the production of Cherries.
Turin is a city and an important business and cultural centre in northern Italy. It is the capital city of the Metropolitan City of Turin and of the Piedmont region, and was the first capital city of Italy from 1861 to 1865. The city is located mainly on the western bank of the Po River, in front of Susa Valley, and is surrounded by the western Alpine arch and Superga Hill. The population of the city proper is 878,074 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat to be 1.7 million inhabitants. The Turin metropolitan area is estimated by the OECD to have a population of 2.2 million.
Pino Torinese is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 6 kilometres (4 mi) southeast of Turin.
Chieri is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont (Italy), located about 11 kilometres southeast of Turin, 15 km (9 mi) by rail and 13 km (8 mi) by road. It borders the following municipalities: Baldissero Torinese, Pavarolo, Montaldo Torinese, Pino Torinese, Arignano, Andezeno, Pecetto Torinese, Riva presso Chieri, Cambiano, Santena, Poirino.
