Ponzano di Fermo 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 Fermo

Province of Fermo

The Province of Fermo is a province in the Marche, central Italy, constituted in 2004. The province came into existence in 2009. The administrative centre is the city of Fermo...

 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 Marche

Marche

The population density in the region is below the national average. In 2008, it was 161.5 inhabitants per km2, compared to the national figure of 198.8. It is highest in the province of Ancona , and lowest in the province of Macerata...

, located about 60 km south of Ancona

Ancona

Ancona is a city and a seaport in the Marche region, in central Italy, with a population of 101,909 . Ancona is the capital of the province of Ancona and of the region....

 and about 30 km north of Ascoli Piceno

Ascoli Piceno

Ascoli Piceno is a town and comune in the Marche region of Italy, capital of the province of the same name. Its population is c. 51,400.-Geography:...

. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,623 and an area of 14.4 km².

The municipality of Ponzano di Fermo contains the frazione

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...

(subdivision) Torchiaro e Capparuccia.

Ponzano di Fermo borders the following municipalities: Fermo

Fermo

Fermo is a town and comune of the Marche, Italy, in the Province of Fermo.Fermo is located on a hill, the Sabulo with a fine view, on a branch from Porto San Giorgio on the Adriatic coast railway....

, Grottazzolina

Grottazzolina

[Grottazzolina belongs to the province of Ascoli Piceno and is 51 kilometers far from Ascoli Piceno, that is the Chief Town of the homonymous province...

, Monte Giberto

Monte Giberto

Monte Giberto is a comune in the Province of Fermo in the Italian region Marche, located about 60 km south of Ancona and about 30 km north of Ascoli Piceno...

, Monterubbiano

Monterubbiano

Monterubbiano is a town and comune in the Province of Fermo, in the Marche region of Italy. It is located on a hill at 8 km from the Adriatic Sea.-History:...

, Petritoli

Petritoli

Petritoli is a comune in the Province of Fermo in the Italian region Marche, located about 170 km south of Ancona and about 90 km south of Ascoli Piceno....

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