Dego (; lij, O Dê ) is a town and ''
comune
The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...
'' in the
Province of Savona in the region
Liguria
it, Ligure
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, in Northwestern
Italy
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.
Geography
The municipality of Dego is located on the northern side of the
Ligurian Apennines, on the border with
Piedmont
it, Piemontese
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; the main population centre is lies at the confluence of the Grillero stream into the
Bormida di Spigno.
Dego is about west of the regional capital
Genoa
Genoa ( ; it, Genova ; lij, Zêna ). is the capital of the Italian region of Liguria and the sixth-largest city in Italy. In 2015, 594,733 people lived within the city's administrative limits. As of the 2011 Italian census, the Province of ...
and about northwest of the provincial seat
Savona.
Dego borders the municipalities of
Piana Crixia
Piana may refer to
Places
;In Italy
* Piana Crixia, a comune
* Piana, Perugia, a comune
* Piana degli Albanesi, a comune
*Giffoni Valle Piana, a town and comune
* Calanques de Piana, an inlet
*Monte Piana, a mountain
*Piana degli Albanesi Ca ...
and
Spigno Monferrato
Spigno Monferrato is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region of Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about southwest of Alessandria.
History
The land of Spigno was owned by the Count of Sales ...
to the north;
Giusvalla to the east;
Cairo Montenotte
Cairo Montenotte () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Savona in Liguria, an Italian region located west of Genoa and northwest of Savona. Located in Val Bormida, it is a member of the Comunità Montana Alta Val Bormida. It is con ...
to the south;
Castelletto Uzzone
Castelletto Uzzone is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about east of Cuneo.
Castelletto Uzzone borders the following municipalities: Dego, Gottasecca, Levi ...
and
Gottasecca
Gottasecca is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about east of Cuneo.
Gottasecca borders the following municipalities: Cairo Montenotte, Camerana
Camerana i ...
to the west.
References
External links
Official website
Cities and towns in Liguria
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