Ovada

Ovada
Comune di Ovada
Coat of arms of Ovada
Location of Ovada
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Ovada is located in Italy
Ovada
Ovada
Location of Ovada in Italy
Ovada is located in Piedmont
Ovada
Ovada
Ovada (Piedmont)
Coordinates: 44°38′10″N 8°38′30″E / 44.63611°N 8.64167°E / 44.63611; 8.64167
CountryItaly
RegionPiedmont
ProvinceAlessandria (AL)
FrazioniCosta, Gnocchetto, Grillano, San Lorenzo
Government
 • MayorGian Franco Comaschi
Area
 • Total35.3 km2 (13.6 sq mi)
Elevation
186 m (610 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2015[2])[3]
 • Total11,484
 • Density330/km2 (840/sq mi)
DemonymOvadesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
15076
Dialing code0143
Patron saintSan Paolo della Croce
Saint dayOctober 18.th
WebsiteOfficial website

Ovada ( 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

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  3. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

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