Masone ( or ) is a ''
comune
A (; : , ) is an administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions () and provinces (). The can also have the City status in Italy, titl ...
'' (municipality) in the
Metropolitan City of Genoa
The Metropolitan City of Genoa () is a metropolitan city in the region of Liguria in northern Italy. Its capital is the city of Genoa. It replaced the province of Genoa in 2015. It has 67 municipalities (''comuni) in'' an area of and a total p ...
in the
Italian region
The regions of Italy () are the first-level administrative divisions of the Italian Republic, constituting its second NUTS administrative level. There are twenty regions, five of which are autonomous regions with special status. Under the Con ...
Liguria
Liguria (; ; , ) is a Regions of Italy, region of north-western Italy; its Capital city, capital is Genoa. Its territory is crossed by the Alps and the Apennine Mountains, Apennines Mountain chain, mountain range and is roughly coextensive with ...
, located about northwest of
Genoa
Genoa ( ; ; ) is a city in and the capital of the Italian region of Liguria, and the sixth-largest city in Italy. As of 2025, 563,947 people live within the city's administrative limits. While its metropolitan city has 818,651 inhabitan ...
.
Masone borders the following municipalities:
Bosio
Bosio is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about southeast of Alessandria.
Bosio borders the following municipalities: Campo Ligure, Campomorone, ...
,
Campo Ligure
Campo Ligure (locally ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located about northwest of Genoa.
Campo Ligure borders the following municipalities: Bosio, Masone, Rossiglione, Tiglieto. ...
,
Genoa
Genoa ( ; ; ) is a city in and the capital of the Italian region of Liguria, and the sixth-largest city in Italy. As of 2025, 563,947 people live within the city's administrative limits. While its metropolitan city has 818,651 inhabitan ...
,
Mele
Mele () is a ''Comune'' (Municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located about west of Genoa, and historically famous for the production of paper.
Mele borders the following municipalities: Genoa, Masone ...
,
Tiglieto
Tiglieto (, Orbasco dialect: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located about northwest of Genoa.
Tiglieto borders the following municipalities: Campo Ligure, Genoa, Masone, Molare ...
.
See also
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Bric del Dente
Bric del Dente is a 1107 metres high mountain of the Apennines located in the Italian region of Liguria.
Etymology
''Bric'' in Ligurian means ''hill'' or ''mountain'', while ''dente'' in Italian means ''tooth''.
Geography
The mounta ...
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Stura di Ovada
The Stura di Ovada is a stream of Liguria and Piedmont (Italy); it is the main tributary of the Orba (river), Orba.
Geography
The stream rises from monte Orditano (Ceranesi municipality), in the Ligurian Apennine, with the name ''Sturetta'' ...
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Cascata del Serpente
Cascata del Serpente (in English language, English ''Snake's waterfall'') is a waterfall located in the Ligurian Apennine (Italy). In the past it was also named ''Cascata delle Cheucie''. With other secondary drops it forms the ''cascate del Serpe ...
References
Cities and towns in Liguria
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