Avegno 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 Genoa

Province of Genoa

The Province of Genoa is a province in the Liguria region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Genoa.It has an area of 1,838 km², and a total population of about 900,000...

 in the Italian

Italy

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 region of 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 20 km east 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....

. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,230 and an area of 11.0 km².

The municipality of Avegno 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) of Avegno Chiesa, Molino Nuovo, Salto, Testana, and Vexina.

Avegno borders the following municipalities: Rapallo

Rapallo

Rapallo is a municipality in the province of Genoa, in Liguria, northern Italy. As of 2007 it counts approximately 34,000 inhabitants, it is part of the Tigullio Gulf and is located in between Portofino and Chiavari....

, Recco

Recco

Recco is a comune in the province of Genoa, region of Liguria, Italy. It is known for its focaccia al formaggio which is made with Crescenza. The consortium that dictates the official recipe of the focaccia, supposedly the result of a Saracen attack in the 1200s, is seeking the European Union PGI...

, Sori

Sori, Italy

Sori is a comune in the Province of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located about 17 km southeast of Genoa. Together with Camogli, Pieve Ligure, Bogliasco and Recco, it is part of the so-called Golfo Paradiso in the Riviera di Levante...

, Tribogna

Tribogna

Tribogna is a comune in the Province of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located about 33 km east of Genoa. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 561 and an area of 7.1 km²....

, and Uscio

Uscio

Uscio is a comune in the Province of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located about 20 km east of Genoa...

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External links

• www.comune.avegno.ge.it