Neirone 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 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 985 and an area of 29.6 km².

The municipality of Neirone 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) Acqua di Ognio, Corsiglia, Lezzaruole, Ognio, Roccatagliata, and San Marco D'Urri.

Neirone borders the following municipalities: Favale di Malvaro

Favale di Malvaro

Favale di Malvaro is a comune in the Province of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located about 25 km east of Genoa...

, Lorsica

Lorsica

Lorsica is a comune in the Province of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located about 30 km east of Genoa...

, Lumarzo

Lumarzo

Lumarzo is a village and comune in the Province of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located about 15 km east of Genoa.Lumarzo borders the following municipalities: Bargagli, Davagna, Neirone, Sori, Torriglia, Uscio....

, Mocònesi

Mocònesi

Moconesi is a municipality in the Province of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria. The head-hamlet of Mocanesi municipality is the village of Ferrada which is located about 40 km Northeast of Genoa and one km from the house in Terrarossa, reportedly place of birth of Christopher Columbus...

, Torriglia

Torriglia

Torriglia is a comune in the Province of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located in the upper Trebbia valley, about 20 km northeast of Genoa.thumb|220px|left|Church of Sant'Onorato in Torriglia....

, 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....

, 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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