Casella
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Casella 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
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 14 km northeast 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 3,131 and an area of 7.8 km².

The municipality of Casella 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) Avosso, Carpeneta, Cortino, Parata, Regiosi, Salvega, and Stabbio.

Casella borders the following municipalities: Montoggio
Montoggio
Montoggio is a comune in the Province of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located about 14 km northeast of Genoa. As of October 2006, it had a population of 2,018 and an area of 46.4 km²....

, Savignone
Savignone
Savignone is a comune in the Province of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located about 15 km north of Genoa....

, Serra Riccò
Serra Riccò
Serra Riccò is a comune in the Province of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located about 9 km north of Genoa, in the Val Polcevera....

, Valbrevenna
Valbrevenna
Valbrevenna is a comune in the Province of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located about 15 km northeast of Genoa. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 764 and an area of 35.2 km²....

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