Borghetto d'Arroscia
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Borghetto d'Arroscia 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 Imperia
Province of Imperia
The Province of Imperia is a mountainous and hilly province, in the Liguria region of Italy, situated between the Maritime Alps to the north and the Ligurian Sea, an arm of the Mediterranean Sea to the south...

 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 90 km southwest 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 20 km north of Imperia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 471 and an area of 25.6 km².

The municipality of Borghetto d'Arroscia 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) Gavenola, Gazzo, Leverone, Montecalvo, Ubaga, and Ubaghetta.

Borghetto d'Arroscia borders the following municipalities: Aquila di Arroscia
Aquila di Arroscia
Aquila d'Arroscia is a comune in the Province of Imperia in the Italian region Liguria, located about 80 km southwest of Genoa and about 20 km north of Imperia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 204 and an area of 10.1 km².Aquila d'Arroscia borders the following...

, Caprauna
Caprauna
Caprauna is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 110 km south of Turin and about 45 km southeast of Cuneo...

, Casanova Lerrone
Casanova Lerrone
Casanova Lerrone is a comune in the Province of Savona in the Italian region Liguria, located about 80 km southwest of Genoa and about 45 km southwest of Savona...

, Pieve di Teco
Pieve di Teco
Pieve di Teco is a comune in the Province of Imperia in the Italian region Liguria, located about 90 km southwest of Genoa and about 20 km northwest of Imperia...

, Ranzo
Ranzo
Ranzo is a comune in the Province of Imperia in the Italian region Liguria, located about 80 km southwest of Genoa and about 20 km north of Imperia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 546 and an area of 11.7 km²....

, and Vessalico
Vessalico
Vessalico is a comune in the Province of Imperia in the Italian region Liguria, located about 90 km southwest of Genoa and about 20 km northwest of Imperia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 299 and an area of 10.3 km².Vessalico borders the following municipalities:...

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