Monte Porzio
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Monte Porzio 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 Pesaro e Urbino
Province of Pesaro e Urbino
The Province of Pesaro and Urbino is a province in the Marche region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Pesaro. It also borders the state of San Marino.-History:...

 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 Marche
Marche
The population density in the region is below the national average. In 2008, it was 161.5 inhabitants per km2, compared to the national figure of 198.8. It is highest in the province of Ancona , and lowest in the province of Macerata...

, located about 40 km west of Ancona
Ancona
Ancona is a city and a seaport in the Marche region, in central Italy, with a population of 101,909 . Ancona is the capital of the province of Ancona and of the region....

 and about 30 km southeast of Pesaro
Pesaro
Pesaro is a town and comune in the Italian region of the Marche, capital of the Pesaro e Urbino province, on the Adriatic. According to the 2007 census, its population was 92,206....

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Monte Porzio borders the following municipalities: Corinaldo
Corinaldo
Corinaldo is a town and comune in the Province of Ancona, within the Marche region of central Italy. As of 2005 it had a population of 5,187 inhabitants...

, Mondavio
Mondavio
Mondavio is a comune in the Province of Pesaro e Urbino in the Italian region Marche, located about 45 km west of Ancona and about 30 km south of Pesaro.-Main sights:...

, Monterado
Monterado
Monterado is a comune in the Province of Ancona in the Italian region Marche, located about 35 km west of Ancona. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,803 and an area of 10.3 km²....

, Orciano di Pesaro
Orciano di Pesaro
Orciano di Pesaro is a comune in the Province of Pesaro e Urbino in the Italian region Marche, located about 45 km west of Ancona and about 25 km south of Pesaro...

, San Costanzo
San Costanzo
San Costanzo is a comune in the Province of Pesaro e Urbino in the Italian region Marche, located about 40 km northwest of Ancona and about 20 km southeast of Pesaro...

, San Giorgio di Pesaro
San Giorgio di Pesaro
San Giorgio di Pesaro is a comune in the Province of Pesaro e Urbino in the Italian region Marche, located about 45 km west of Ancona and about 25 km southeast of Pesaro....

. It is an agricultural and industrial center on the hills of the left bank of the lower Val Cesano. In the 19th century it was renowned for the production of scissors.
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