Vado Ligure

Vado Ligure
Comune di Vado Ligure
Location of Vado Ligure
Vado Ligure
Location of Vado Ligure in Italy
Vado Ligure
Vado Ligure (Liguria)
Coordinates: 44°16′N 8°26′E / 44.267°N 8.433°E / 44.267; 8.433
CountryItaly
RegionLiguria
ProvinceProvince of Savona (SV)
FrazioniPorto Vado, Segno, Sant'Ermete, San Genesio, Bossarino, Valle di Vado
Government
  MayorFabio Gilardi
Area
  Total
23.79 km2 (9.19 sq mi)
Elevation
12 m (39 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2011)
  Total
8,170
  Density340/km2 (890/sq mi)
DemonymVadesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
17047
Dialing code019
Patron saintSt. John the Baptist
Saint day24 June
WebsiteOfficial website

Vado Ligure (Ligurian: Voæ), in antiquity Vada Sabatia, is a port town and comune in the province of Savona, Liguria, in northern Italy. The town despite its size has become one of the largest ports in Northwest Italy.