Tonco
Encyclopedia
Tonco is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Asti
in the Italian
region Piedmont
, located about 40 km east of Turin
and about 13 km north of Asti
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 895 and an area of 11.8 km².
Tonco borders the following municipalities: Alfiano Natta
, Calliano
, Castell'Alfero
, Corsione
, Frinco
, Montiglio Monferrato
, Villa San Secondo
, and Villadeati
.
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 Asti
Province of Asti
The Province of Asti is a province in the Piedmont region of northern Italy. Its capital is the city of Asti. To the north west it borders on the province of Turin; to the south west it borders on the province of Cuneo. To the east it borders on the province of Alessandria, while in the south it...
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 Piedmont
Piedmont
Piedmont is one of the 20 regions of Italy. It has an area of 25,402 square kilometres and a population of about 4.4 million. The capital of Piedmont is Turin. The main local language is Piedmontese. Occitan is also spoken by a minority in the Occitan Valleys situated in the Provinces of...
, located about 40 km east of Turin
Turin
Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
and about 13 km north of Asti
Asti
Asti is a city and comune of about 75,000 inhabitants located in the Piedmont region of northwestern Italy, about 55 kilometres east of Turin in the plain of the Tanaro River...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 895 and an area of 11.8 km².
Tonco borders the following municipalities: Alfiano Natta
Alfiano Natta
Alfiano Natta is a comune in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 40 km east of Turin and about 35 km northwest of Alessandria...
, Calliano
Calliano (AT)
Calliano is a comune in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 45 km east of Turin and about 14 km northeast of Asti...
, Castell'Alfero
Castell'Alfero
Castell'Alfero is a comune in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 40 km east of Turin and about 9 km north of Asti...
, Corsione
Corsione
Corsione is a comune in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 35 km east of Turin and about 12 km northwest of Asti...
, Frinco
Frinco
Frinco is a comune in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 40 kilometres east of Turin and about 11 kilometres north of Asti...
, Montiglio Monferrato
Montiglio Monferrato
Montiglio Monferrato is a comune in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located in the Valle Versa about 30 km east of Turin and about 20 km northwest of Asti. It was created in 1998 by combining the three ancient communes of Colcavagno, Montiglio and Scandeluzza...
, Villa San Secondo
Villa San Secondo
Villa San Secondo is a comune in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 35 km east of Turin and about 12 km northwest of Asti...
, and Villadeati
Villadeati
Villadeati is a comune in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 35 km east of Turin and about 40 km northwest of Alessandria...
.