Borghetto di Vara 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 La Spezia

Province of La Spezia

The Province of La Spezia is a province in the Liguria region of Italy. Its capital is the city of La Spezia.It has an area of 881 km², and a total population of 223,606 inhabitants...

 in the Italian

Italy

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 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 70 km southeast 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 15 km northwest of La Spezia

La Spezia

La Spezia , at the head of the Gulf of La Spezia in the Liguria region of northern Italy, is the capital city of the province of La Spezia. Located between Genoa and Pisa on the Ligurian Sea, it is one of the main Italian military and commercial harbours and hosts one of Italy's biggest military...

. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 998 and an area of 27.3 km².

The municipality of Borghetto di Vara 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) Boccapignone, Cassana, L'Ago, Pogliasca, Ripalta, and Termine di Roverano.

Borghetto di Vara borders the following municipalities: Beverino

Beverino

Beverino is a comune of c. 2,000 inhabitants in the province of La Spezia in the Italian region Liguria, located about 70 km southeast of Genoa and about 11 km north of La Spezia...

, Brugnato

Brugnato

Brugnato is a comune in the Province of La Spezia in the Italian region Liguria, located about 70 km 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 km².Brugnato borders the following municipalities:...

, Carrodano

Carrodano

Carrodano is a comune in the Province of La Spezia in the Italian region Liguria, located about 60 km southeast of Genoa and about 20 km northwest of La Spezia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 532 and an area of 21.0 km².Carrodano borders the following municipalities:...

, Levanto

Levanto (Italy)

Levanto is a comune in the province of La Spezia in the Italian region Liguria, located about 60 km southeast of Genoa and about 20 km northwest of La Spezia. The town is on the coast at the end of a valley, thickly wooded with olive and pine trees. The ridges on either side of the...

, Pignone

Pignone

Pignone is a comune in the Province of La Spezia in the Italian region Liguria, located about 70 km southeast of Genoa and about 11 km northwest of La Spezia...

, Rocchetta di Vara

Rocchetta di Vara

Rocchetta di Vara is a comune in the Province of La Spezia in the Italian region Liguria, located about 70 km southeast of Genoa and about 11 km north of La Spezia...

, Sesta Godano

Sesta Godano

Sesta Godano is a comune in the Province of La Spezia in the Italian region Liguria, located about 60 km east of Genoa and about 25 km northwest of La Spezia...

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