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| General Information |
| Capital | Genoa |
| Zone | Northern West Italy |
| Number of Municipalities | 235 |
| Number of Provinces | 4 |
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| Population |
| Total | 1,565,307 |
| Males | 746,352 |
| Females | 818,955 |
| Useful Information |
| Population Name | liguri |
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| Etymology (name origin) |
| The name comes from the Italic tribe of Ligures which originally settled in that area in the Iron Period. |
| Geography |
| Liguria borders France to the west, Piedmont to the north, and Emilia-Romagna and Tuscany to the east. It is constituted by a small strip of coastal line lying on the Tyrrhenian Sea whose inland is completely covered by Ligurian Alps, to the west, and Tuscan Apennines to the east. The highest peak is Marguarèis, 2,651 m. Liguria is the third-smallest region of Italy. |
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Liguria Region - Italy. Provinces, guide to cities and towns, population, zip codes, photos, weather, maps, useful links.
