Palanzano 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 Parma

Province of Parma

The Province of Parma is a province in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Parma.It has an area of 3,449 km², and a total population of 413,198...

 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 Emilia-Romagna

Emilia-Romagna

Emilia–Romagna is an administrative region of Northern Italy comprising the two historic regions of Emilia and Romagna. The capital is Bologna; it has an area of and about 4.4 million inhabitants....

, located about 90 km west of Bologna

Bologna

Bologna is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna, in the Po Valley of Northern Italy. The city lies between the Po River and the Apennine Mountains, more specifically, between the Reno River and the Savena River. Bologna is a lively and cosmopolitan Italian college city, with spectacular history,...

 and about 40 km south of Parma

Parma

Parma is a city in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna famous for its ham, its cheese, its architecture and the fine countryside around it. This is the home of the University of Parma, one of the oldest universities in the world....

. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,331 and an area of 70.4 km².

The municipality of Palanzano 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) Caneto, Isola, Lalatta, Nirone, Pratopiano, Ranzano, Ruzzano, Selvanizza, Trevignano, Vaestano, Vairo Inferiore, Valcieca, and Zibana.

Palanzano borders the following municipalities: Corniglio

Corniglio

Corniglio is a comune in the Province of Parma in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 100 km west of Bologna and about 40 km southwest of Parma...

, Monchio delle Corti

Monchio delle Corti

Monchio delle Corti is a comune in the Province of Parma in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 100 km west of Bologna and about 45 km southwest of Parma, including part of the Appennino Parmense, with the Monte Sillara begin the highest peak in the province.-External links:*...

, Neviano degli Arduini

Neviano degli Arduini

Neviano degli Arduini is a comune in the Province of Parma in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 80 km west of Bologna and about 25 km south of Parma....

, Ramiseto

Ramiseto

Ramiseto is a comune in the Province of Reggio Emilia in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 90 km west of Bologna and about 45 km southwest of Reggio Emilia...

, Tizzano Val Parma

Tizzano Val Parma

Tizzano Val Parma is a comune in the Province of Parma in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 90 km west of Bologna and about 35 km southwest of Parma....

, Vetto

Vetto

Vetto is a comune in the Province of Reggio Emilia in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 80 km west of Bologna and about 35 km southwest of Reggio Emilia...

.