Urbe (
Genoese: , locally or ) is a ''
comune
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'' (municipality) in the
Province of Savona
The province of Savona (; Ligurian language, Ligurian: ''provinsa de Sann-a'') is a Provinces of Italy, province in the Liguria region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Savona, which has a population of 61,219 inhabitants. The province has a ...
in the
Italian
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region
Liguria
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, located about northwest of
Genoa
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and about northeast of
Savona
Savona (; ) is a seaport and (municipality) in the west part of the northern Italian region of Liguria, and the capital of the Province of Savona. Facing the Ligurian Sea, Savona is the main center of the Riviera di Ponente (the western se ...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 847 and an area of .
[All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.]
Geography
The municipality of Urbe contains the ''
frazioni
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'' (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Acquabianca, Martina, San Pietro, Vara Inferiore, and Vara Superiore.
Urbe borders the following municipalities:
Genoa
Genoa ( ; ; ) is a city in and the capital of the Italian region of Liguria, and the sixth-largest city in Italy. As of 2025, 563,947 people live within the city's administrative limits. While its metropolitan city has 818,651 inhabitan ...
,
Ponzone
Ponzone is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italy, Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about southwest of Alessandria. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,217 and an area of ...
,
Sassello
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, and
Tiglieto
Tiglieto (, Orbasco dialect: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located about northwest of Genoa.
Tiglieto borders the following municipalities: Campo Ligure, Genoa, Masone, Molare ...
.
Demographic evolution
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See also
*
Lago dell'Antenna
References
External links
www.comune.urbe.sv.it/
Cities and towns in Liguria
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