Rapallo
Rapallo | |
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| Comune di Rapallo | |
The sea front and harbour of Rapallo | |
Location of Rapallo | |
| Coordinates: 44°21′N 09°14′E / 44.350°N 9.233°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Liguria |
| Metropolitan city | Genoa (GE) |
| Frazioni | Montepegli, San Martino di Noceto, San Massimo, San Maurizio di Monti, San Michele di Pagana, San Pietro di Novella, San Quirico d'Assereto, Santa Maria del Campo, Sant'Andrea di Foggia, Santuario di Montallegro |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Carlo Bagnasco |
| Area | |
• Total | 33.70 km2 (13.01 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3 m (10 ft) |
| Population (31 May 2022) | |
• Total | 29,030 |
| • Density | 860/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Rapallesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 16035 |
| Dialing code | 0185 |
| Patron saint | Our Lady of Montallegro |
| Saint day | July 2 |
| Website | Official website |
Rapallo (US: /rəˈpɑːloʊ/ rə-PAH-loh, Italian: [raˈpallo], Ligurian: [ɾaˈpalːu]) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Genoa, in the Italian region of Liguria.
As of 2017 it had 29,778 inhabitants. It lies on the Ligurian Sea coast, on the Tigullio Gulf, between Portofino and Chiavari, 25 kilometers east-south east of Genoa itself.
The Parco Naturale Regionale di Portofino, encompassing the territory of six Ligurian communes, includes the Rapallo area.