Levanto, Liguria

Levanto
Lievanto (Ligurian)
Comune di Levanto
Coat of arms of Levanto
Location of Levanto
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Levanto is located in Italy
Levanto
Levanto
Location of Levanto in Italy
Levanto is located in Liguria
Levanto
Levanto
Levanto (Liguria)
Coordinates: 44°10′N 9°37′E / 44.167°N 9.617°E / 44.167; 9.617
CountryItaly
RegionLiguria
ProvinceLa Spezia (SP)
FrazioniLizza, Lavaggiorosso, Dosso, Groppo, Montale, Vignana, Lerici, Pastine, Chiesanuova, Fontona, Legnaro, Fossato, Ridarolo
Government
 • MayorMaurizio Moggia
Area
 • Total38.0 km2 (14.7 sq mi)
Elevation
4 m (13 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2008)[2]
 • Total5,597
 • Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
DemonymLevantesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
19015
Dialing code0187
WebsiteOfficial website

Levanto (Italian: [ˈlɛːvanto]; Ligurian: Lévanto [ˈlevaŋtu] or Levanto [leˈvaŋtu], locally Lievanto [ljeˈvaŋtu]) is a comune (municipality) in the province of La Spezia, in the Italian region of Liguria, located almost 90 kilometres (56 mi) southeast of Genoa and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northwest of La Spezia.

The town is on the coast at the mouth of a river valley, between hills thickly wooded with olive and pine trees. The ridges on either side of the valley thrust out into the sea as the headlands of Mesco and Levanto. The municipality forms part of the coastal district known as the Comunità Montana della Riviera Spezzina, and part of its territory is included in the Cinque Terre National Park.

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.