Sestri Ponente is an

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Genoa Genoa ( ; it, Genova ; lij, Zêna ). is the capital of the Regions of Italy, Italian region of Liguria and the List of cities in Italy, sixth-largest city in Italy. In 2015, 594,733 people lived within the city's administrative limits. As of t ...

in northwest

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. It is part of the Medio Ponente ''municipio'' of Genoa.

Geography

It is situated on the

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four miles to the west of the city, between Pegli and Cornigliano. Its population is currently about 50,000, but in the 1970s it was as high as 80,000.

History

The name is derived from the

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''Sextum'', a small village that was likely founded in the second century A.D., where stones were assembled for the

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that left from Genoa. No physical records exist about the population of Sestri before the fifteenth century. Around 1911, the town had iron-works saw-mills, shipbuilding yards and tanneries and factories for macaroni, matches and tobacco.

Economy

The links to the transport sector continue to this day; Sestri Ponente is home to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport. Another major source of employment are the shipyards, part of the

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.Translation
They are currently enjoying the benefits of the current ship construction boom after the blows felt from the 1970s to the 1990s.

References

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Satellite image of Sestri Ponente
{{Authority control Quartieri of Genoa Former municipalities of the Province of Genoa Mediterranean port cities and towns in Italy