Lavagna (river)
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The Lavagna is an Italian river in the province of Genoa
. Its source is near Neirone
and it flows southeast before emptying into the Ligurian Sea
between Chiavari
and Lavagna
. Two tributaries join this river near its mouth.
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...
. Its source is near Neirone
Neirone
Neirone is a comune in the Province of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located about 20 km east of Genoa. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 985 and an area of 29.6 km²....
and it flows southeast before emptying into the Ligurian Sea
Ligurian Sea
The Ligurian Sea is an arm of the Mediterranean Sea, between the Italian Riviera and the island of Corsica. The sea is probably named after the ancient Ligures people.-Geography:...
between Chiavari
Chiavari
Chiavari is a town and comune on the Italian Riviera in the Province of Genoa, region of Liguria. It is situated near the mouth of the Entella River, in the center of a fertile plain surrounded by mountains except on the southwest, where it comes down to the Mediterranean Sea...
and Lavagna
Lavagna
Lavagna is a fishing port city of c. 13,000 inhabitants in the curving stretch of the Italian Riviera di Levante called the gulf of Tigullio, in the province of Genoa in Liguria. The borgo of Lavagna was an important Ligurian cultural center in the Middle Ages...
. Two tributaries join this river near its mouth.