Savona

Savona Sann-a (Ligurian)
Comune
Comune di Savona
Panorama of Savona
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Savona
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Coordinates: 44°18′29″N 08°28′52″E / 44.30806°N 8.48111°E / 44.30806; 8.48111
Country	Italy
Region	Liguria
Province	Savona (SV)
Frazioni	Bosco delle Ninfe, Ciantagalletto, Ciatti, Cimavalle, ConcaVerde, Galleria Ranco, Madonna del Monte, Maschio, Montemoro, Naso di Gatto, San Bartolomeo al Bosco, San Bernardo in Valle, Santuario
Government
• Mayor	Marco Russo [it] (PD)
Area [1]
• Total	65.55 km2 (25.31 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	4 m (13 ft)
Population  (1 January 2016)[3]
• Total	61,345
• Density	940/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Demonym	Savonesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	17100
Dialing code	019
Patron saint	Our Lady of Mercy
Saint day	18 March
Website	Official website

Savona (Italian: [saˈvoːna] ^ⓘ; Ligurian: Sann-a [ˈsaŋːa])^[4] is a seaport and comune (municipality) in the west part of the northern Italian region of Liguria, and the capital of the Province of Savona. Facing the Ligurian Sea, Savona is the main center of the Riviera di Ponente (the western section of the Italian Riviera).

One of the most celebrated former inhabitants of Savona was the navigator Christopher Columbus, who farmed land in the area while chronicling his journeys.^{[citation needed]} 'Columbus's house', a cottage situated in the Savona hills, lay between vegetable crops and fruit trees. It is one of several residences in Liguria associated with Columbus.^{[citation needed]}