Morano sul Po
Encyclopedia
Morano sul Po is a comune
with a population of 1,587 and an area of 17.7 km² in the Province of Alessandria
in the Italian
region Piedmont
.
It is about 50 km east of the regional capital Turin
and about 35 km northwest of the provincial capital Alessandria
. Its immediate neighbours are:
Balzola
, Camino
, Casale Monferrato
, Coniolo
, Costanzana
, Pontestura
, and Trino
.
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:...
with a population of 1,587 and an area of 17.7 km² in the Province of Alessandria
Province of Alessandria
The Province of Alessandria is an Italian province, with a population of some 430,000, which forms the southeastern part of the region of Piedmont. The provincial capital is the city of Alessandria....
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 Piedmont
Piedmont
Piedmont is one of the 20 regions of Italy. It has an area of 25,402 square kilometres and a population of about 4.4 million. The capital of Piedmont is Turin. The main local language is Piedmontese. Occitan is also spoken by a minority in the Occitan Valleys situated in the Provinces of...
.
It is about 50 km east of the regional capital Turin
Turin
Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
and about 35 km northwest of the provincial capital Alessandria
Alessandria
-Monuments:* The Citadel * The church of Santa Maria di Castello * The church of Santa Maria del Carmine * Palazzo Ghilini * Università del Piemonte Orientale-Museums:* The Marengo Battle Museum...
. Its immediate neighbours are:
Balzola
Balzola
Balzola is a comune in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 60 km east of Turin and about 35 km northwest of Alessandria....
, Camino
Camino (AL)
Camino is a comune in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 45 km east of Turin and about 40 km northwest of Alessandria...
, Casale Monferrato
Casale Monferrato
Casale Monferrato, population 36,058, is a town and comune in the Piedmont region of north-west Italy, part of the province of Alessandria. It is situated about 60 km east of Turin on the right bank of the Po, where the river runs at the foot of the Montferrato hills. Beyond the river lies the...
, Coniolo
Coniolo
Coniolo is a comune in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 50 km east of Turin and about 35 km northwest of Alessandria....
, Costanzana
Costanzana
Costanzana is a comune in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 60 km northeast of Turin and about 10 km southwest of Vercelli....
, Pontestura
Pontestura
Pontestura is a commune with a population of 1,539 in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont...
, and Trino
Trino
Trino is a comune in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 50 km northeast of Turin and about 15 km southwest of Vercelli, at the foot of the Montferrat hills....
.