Ovada | |
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| Comune di Ovada | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Ovada  | |
  Ovada Location of Ovada in Italy  Ovada Ovada (Piedmont) | |
| Coordinates: 44°38′10″N 8°38′30″E / 44.63611°N 8.64167°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Province | Alessandria (AL) |
| Frazioni | Costa, Gnocchetto, Grillano, San Lorenzo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gian Franco Comaschi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.3 km2 (13.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 186 m (610 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 11,484 |
| • Density | 330/km2 (840/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Ovadesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 15076 |
| Dialing code | 0143 |
| Patron saint | San Paolo della Croce |
| Saint day | October 18.th |
| Website | Official website |
Ovada (Uà and Guà in Ligurian, Ovà in Piedmontese) is a comune (municipality) of 11,484 inhabitants in the Province of Alessandria in the northern Italian region Piedmont, located about 90 kilometres (56 mi) southeast of Turin and about 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of Alessandria.
Ovada is the main comune of the Ovadese area, an area of the Lower Piedmont and Upper Montferrat, located in the southern portion of the province of Alessandria.Their patron saint is San Paolo della Croce. His saint’s day is on October 18
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
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