Tortona

Tortona
Torton-a (Piedmontese)
Comune di Tortona
Coat of arms of Tortona
Location of Tortona
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Tortona is located in Italy
Tortona
Tortona
Location of Tortona in Italy
Tortona is located in Piedmont
Tortona
Tortona
Tortona (Piedmont)
Coordinates: 44°53′39″N 08°51′56″E / 44.89417°N 8.86556°E / 44.89417; 8.86556
CountryItaly
RegionPiedmont
ProvinceAlessandria (AL)
FrazioniTorre Garofoli, Rivalta Scrivia, Vho, Mombisaggio, Castellar Ponzano, Bettole di Tortona, Torre Calderai
Government
 • MayorFederico Chiodi
Area
 • Total99.66 km2 (38.48 sq mi)
Elevation
122 m (400 ft)
Population
 (1 January 2021)[2]
 • Total26,713
 • Density270/km2 (690/sq mi)
DemonymTortonesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
15057
Dialing code0131
ISTAT code006174
Patron saintSt. Marcian of Tortona
Saint day6 March
WebsiteOfficial website

Tortona (Italian: [torˈtoːna]; Piedmontese: Torton-a [tʊrˈtʊŋa], locally [tʊrˈtɔŋa]; Latin: Dertona) is a comune of Piemonte, in the Province of Alessandria, Italy. Tortona is sited on the right bank of the Scrivia between the plain of Marengo and the foothills of the Ligurian Apennines. Its frazione of Vho is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").[3]

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ Population data from Istat
  3. ^ "Piemonte" (in Italian). Retrieved 31 July 2023.

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