# Balangero > Italian comune **Wikidata**: [Q9017](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9017) **Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balangero) **Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/balangero ## Summary Balangero is an Italian comune (municipality) in Piedmont, Northern Italy. It is administratively part of the Metropolitan City of Turin and was formerly within the Province of Turin; its geographic coordinates are latitude 45.275323 and longitude 7.520282. ## Key Facts - Balangero is classified as a comune of Italy (a municipal division of Italy). - Country: Italy (the Italian Republic, a sovereign state in Southern Europe). - Region context: Piedmont, Northern Italy. - Metropolitan City: Metropolitan City of Turin; the Metropolitan City of Turin has inception recorded as +2015-00-00T00:00:00Z. - Former province: Province of Turin — identified as a former province in Italy that existed from 1859 to 2015. - Coordinates: latitude 45.275323, longitude 7.520282. - Official website: http://www.comune.balangero.to.it/home.aspx. - Population figures (as provided): 3173.0; 3136.0; 3177.0; 3050.0. - Wikipedia title: Balangero. - Wikidata description: Italian comune. - Sitelink count (Wikidata): 58. - Related entity: "comune of Italy" (municipal divisions of Italy; country Q38, ; sitelink_count: 60). ## FAQs Q: What is Balangero? A: Balangero is a comune (municipality) in Italy, located in the Piedmont region of Northern Italy and administered within the Metropolitan City of Turin. Q: Where is Balangero located geographically? A: Balangero sits at latitude 45.275323 and longitude 7.520282 in the Piedmont area of Northern Italy. Q: Which higher-level administrative units include Balangero? A: Balangero is part of the Metropolitan City of Turin (inception +2015) and was formerly within the Province of Turin, a province that existed from 1859 to 2015. It is a municipal division of Italy. Q: How many people live in Balangero? A: Population figures provided for Balangero are 3173.0, 3136.0, 3177.0, and 3050.0; these are the recorded population data points included in the source material. Q: Where can I find official information about Balangero online? A: The official municipal website is http://www.comune.balangero.to.it/home.aspx. The locality also has a Wikipedia page under the title "Balangero" and a Wikidata item described as "Italian comune." Q: What is the relation between Balangero and the Province of Turin and Metropolitan City of Turin? A: Balangero was part of the Province of Turin while that province existed (1859–2015). Since the Metropolitan City of Turin was created (inception noted +2015), Balangero is now administered within that metropolitan city. ## Why It Matters Balangero matters as a local administrative unit within Italy’s multi-tiered system of government. As a comune, it provides municipal services and local governance to its residents and contributes to the demographic, cultural, and civic makeup of the Metropolitan City of Turin and the Piedmont region. Its status illustrates Italy’s administrative transition where former provinces (such as the Province of Turin, 1859–2015) were reorganized into metropolitan cities (the Metropolitan City of Turin, from 2015 onward). For researchers, planners, and residents, Balangero’s official website, population records, and precise coordinates make it a verifiable and locatable unit for statistical, geographic, and administrative purposes. ## Notable For - Being an officially recognized comune of Italy with the Wikidata description "Italian comune." - Location within Piedmont and current inclusion in the Metropolitan City of Turin (post-2015 administrative structure). - Historical administrative linkage to the Province of Turin, which existed from 1859 to 2015. - Exact geocoordinates: latitude 45.275323 and longitude 7.520282, enabling precise mapping. - Having an official municipal website at http://www.comune.balangero.to.it/home.aspx. - Multiple recorded population data points included in source material (3173.0; 3136.0; 3177.0; 3050.0). - Presence in Wikimedia ecosystem with Wikipedia title "Balangero" and a sitelink_count of 58. ## Body ### Overview - Balangero is a municipality (comune) in Italy. - The entity is represented on Wikipedia with the title "Balangero" and on Wikidata with the description "Italian comune." - The Wikidata sitelink count given for Balangero is 58. ### Location and Administrative Status - Country: Italy. Balangero is part of the Italian Republic and subject to national and regional law. - Region context: Piedmont, positioned in Northern Italy. The source identifies the area context as Piedmont and Northern Italy for the Metropolitan City of Turin. - Metropolitan City: Balangero is administered within the Metropolitan City of Turin. The Metropolitan City of Turin is recorded with an inception date of +2015-00-00T00:00:00Z. - Former province: Prior to the metropolitan reorganization, Balangero was within the Province of Turin. The Province of Turin is described in the source as a former province in Italy with existence dated 1859 to 2015. - Administrative classification: Balangero is a "comune of Italy," the standard municipal division used across the country. ### Geography - Coordinates: exact latitude 45.275323 and longitude 7.520282. These coordinates place Balangero in the Piedmont area of Northern Italy and allow for precise cartographic placement. - Mapping and online references: Balangero appears in Wikimedia projects and has a local municipal website for official information. ### Population - The source supplies four population figures for Balangero: 3173.0, 3136.0, 3177.0, and 3050.0. These are the provided population data points; no years or additional demographic breakdowns were supplied in the source material. - These numbers reflect the municipality's small-community scale as represented in the provided dataset. ### Governance, Contact and Online Presence - Official municipal website: http://www.comune.balangero.to.it/home.aspx. This site is the primary official online presence listed for local government information. - Wikimedia identifiers: Wikipedia page titled "Balangero" and a Wikidata item describing it as an "Italian comune." The entity has 58 sitelinks recorded on its Wikidata item. ### Relationships to Higher-Level Entities - Province of Turin: Balangero was part of the Province of Turin while that administrative unit existed. The Province of Turin is described as a former province in Italy operating from 1859 until 2015. - Metropolitan City of Turin: With the reorganization reflected in the source, Balangero is part of the Metropolitan City of Turin, which has an inception date recorded as +2015-00-00T00:00:00Z. - Italy: Balangero is within the sovereign state of Italy. Italy is described in the source material with extensive national facts including its official name (Italian Republic), inception dates for the current republic (June 18, 1946) and the Kingdom of Italy (March 17, 1861), capital (Rome), area, population, currency (Euro), official language (Italian), and many other national-level data points. Those national attributes form the broader legal, cultural, and infrastructural context in which Balangero exists. ### Related Entity — "comune of Italy" - The source connects Balangero to the general class "comune of Italy," the municipal division category. The "comune of Italy" entry is itself noted as a municipal division in Italy and has identifiers including country Q38 and and a sitelink_count of 60. ### Metadata and Identifiers - Website: http://www.comune.balangero.to.it/home.aspx (official municipal site). - Coordinates: 45.275323, 7.520282. - Population values in source: 3173.0; 3136.0; 3177.0; 3050.0. - Wikipedia title: Balangero. - Wikidata description: Italian comune. - Wikidata sitelink_count: 58. ### Use and Research Notes - The provided population figures lack explicit dates; they should be used as recorded numeric values from the source rather than time-series data unless corresponding timestamps are obtained from primary demographic records. - Administrative context indicates Balangero’s governance shifted from being part of the Province of Turin to the Metropolitan City of Turin following the administrative changes noted in the source (province existence 1859–2015; metropolitan city inception +2015). (End of entry.) ## References 1. Virtual International Authority File 2. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013 3. [Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018. Italian National Institute of Statistics](http://demo.istat.it/pop2018/index3.html) 4. Italian National Institute of Statistics 5. [Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2017. Italian National Institute of Statistics](http://demo.istat.it/pop2017/index3.html) 6. [Source](https://demo.istat.it/?l=it) 7. GeoNames 8. [Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011. Italian National Institute of Statistics](https://www.istat.it/it/archivio/156224) 9. Wiki Loves Monuments Italia 10. Seismic classification in Italy 11. [Source](https://rischi.protezionecivile.gov.it/it/sismico/attivita/classificazione-sismica)