Castelbianco
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Castelbianco is a comune
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 Savona
Province of Savona
The Province of Savona is a province in the Liguria region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Savona.-Overview:...

 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 Liguria
Liguria
Liguria is a coastal region of north-western Italy, the third smallest of the Italian regions. Its capital is Genoa. It is a popular region with tourists for its beautiful beaches, picturesque little towns, and good food.-Geography:...

, located about 80 km southwest of Genoa
Genoa
Genoa |Ligurian]] Zena ; Latin and, archaically, English Genua) is a city and an important seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria....

 and about 40 km southwest of Savona
Savona
Savona is a seaport and comune in the northern Italian region of Liguria, capital of the Province of Savona, in the Riviera di Ponente on the Mediterranean Sea....

. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 290 and an area of 14.8 km².

The municipality of Castelbianco contains the frazioni
Frazione
A frazione , in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere...

(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Colletta
Colletta di Castelbianco
Colletta di Castelbianco is an ancient village in the Maritime Alps and near the Italian Riviera in the province of Savona in Liguria, Italy.The village is entirely built of stone and was probably established as a defense against the Saracens in the 13th century.Abandoned in the 1950s, Colletta has...

, Oresine, Veravo, Vesallo, Teccio, and Cianea.

Castelbianco borders the following municipalities: Arnasco
Arnasco
Arnasco is a comune in the Province of Savona in the Italian region of Liguria, located about 80 km southwest of Genoa and about 40 km southwest of Savona. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 576 and an area of 6.0 km².Arnasco borders the following municipalities:...

, Erli
Erli
Erli is a comune in the Province of Savona in the Italian region Liguria, located about 70 km southwest of Genoa and about 35 km southwest of Savona. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 258 and an area of 16.6 km²....

, Nasino
Nasino
Nasino is a comune in the Province of Savona in the Italian region Liguria, located about 80 km southwest of Genoa and about 40 km southwest of Savona...

, Onzo
Onzo
Onzo is a comune in the Province of Savona in the Italian region Liguria, located about 80 km southwest of Genoa and about 45 km southwest of Savona...

, Vendone
Vendone
Vendone is a comune in the Province of Savona in the Italian region Liguria, located about 80 km southwest of Genoa and about 40 km southwest of Savona. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 410 and an area of 10.1 km²....

, and Zuccarello
Zuccarello
Zuccarello is a comune in the Province of Savona in the Italian region Liguria, located about 70 km southwest of Genoa and about 35 km southwest of Savona....

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