Cogoleto
Cogoleto
Cogoeuo | |
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| Comune di Cogoleto | |
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Coat of arms | |
Cogoleto Location of Cogoleto in Italy Cogoleto Cogoleto (Liguria) | |
| Coordinates: 44°23′22″N 8°38′46″E / 44.38944°N 8.64611°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Liguria |
| Metropolitan city | Genoa (GE) |
| Frazioni | Lerca, Sciarborasca, Pratozanino |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Andrea D'Agostino |
| Area | |
• Total | 20.36 km2 (7.86 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
| Population (30 June 2017) | |
• Total | 9,119 |
| • Density | 447.9/km2 (1,160/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Cogoletesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 16016 |
| Dialing code | 010 |
| Patron saint | St. Lawrence |
| Saint day | August 10 |
| Website | Official website |
Cogoleto (Ligurian: Cogoeuo) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) west of Genova. Its territory extends from the sea to the Ligurian Apennines; it is part of the Natural Regional Park of Monte Beigua.
Multiple 16th-century sources describe Cogoleto as the birthplace of Christopher Columbus, although his precise origins remain a matter of dispute.