Casella is a ''
comune
A (; : , ) is an administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions () and provinces (). The can also have the City status in Italy, titl ...
'' (municipality) in the
Metropolitan City of Genoa
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in the
Italian
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region of
Liguria
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, about northeast of
Genoa
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. As of 31 December 2004 it had a population of 3,131 and an area of .
[All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute ]Istat
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.
The municipality of Cassella contains the ''
frazioni
A ''frazione'' (: ''frazioni'') is a type of subdivision of a ''comune'' ('municipality') in Italy, often a small village or hamlet outside the main town. Most ''frazioni'' were created during the Fascist era (1922–1943) as a way to consolidat ...
'' (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) of: Carpeneta, Cortino, Crocetta, Parata-Salvega, Stabbio, Stazione.
Casella borders the following municipalities:
Montoggio,
Savignone,
Serra Riccò,
Valbrevenna
Casella is the terminus of the
Genova–Casella railway.
Demographic evolution
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References
External links
www.comune.casella.ge.it/
Cities and towns in Liguria
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