# Castelnuovo Nigra

> Italian comune

**Wikidata**: [Q9231](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9231)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castelnuovo_Nigra)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/castelnuovo-nigra

## Summary
Castelnuovo Nigra is an Italian comune (municipality) located in the Metropolitan City of Turin, in the Piedmont region of Northern Italy. It is recorded on Wikidata under the title "Castelnuovo Nigra" with coordinates 45.438156 N, 7.694615 E and has multiple small-population values reported in source records.

## Key Facts
- Castelnuovo Nigra is classified as an Italian comune (municipal division of Italy).
- Country: Italy, a sovereign state in Southern Europe (official name: Italian Republic).
- Administrative placement: Located in the Metropolitan City of Turin (inception: 2015; metropolitan city in the Piedmont region, Northern Italy).
- Historical administrative placement: Located in the Province of Turin, a former province in Italy that existed from 1859 to 2015.
- Coordinates: latitude 45.438156, longitude 7.694615.
- Recorded population values (from source): 440; 416; 423; 409 (four separate values provided).
- Official website (as provided in source): http://www.comune.castelnuovo-di-garfagnana.lu.it
- Wikidata / Wikipedia identifiers: wikipedia_title — Castelnuovo Nigra; wikidata_description — Italian comune.
- Castelnuovo Nigra sitelink_count (Wikidata indicator): 57.
- Related entity type: comune of Italy (municipal divisions of Italy).
- Metropolitan City of Turin details (related): country Italy; inception +2015-00-00T00:00:00Z; sitelink_count 45.
- Province of Turin details (related): former province in Italy (1859 to 2015); country Italy; sitelink_count 76.
- Italy (contextual, as the country of Castelnuovo Nigra): capital Rome; inception of the current republic 1946-06-18; proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy 1861-03-17; area 302,068 km²; population 58,850,717 (as of 2023); currency Euro; official language Italian; Wikidata item Q38 and sitelink_count 404.

## FAQs
Q: What is Castelnuovo Nigra?
A: Castelnuovo Nigra is a comune (municipality) in Italy, administratively located in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Piedmont region.

Q: Where is Castelnuovo Nigra located geographically?
A: Its geographic coordinates are latitude 45.438156 and longitude 7.694615, placing it in Northern Italy within the Metropolitan City of Turin.

Q: What is the population of Castelnuovo Nigra?
A: The source provides four recorded population figures: 440, 416, 423, and 409. No single year is attached to those numbers in the provided material.

Q: Which larger administrative units has Castelnuovo Nigra belonged to?
A: Historically it was part of the Province of Turin (a province that existed from 1859 to 2015) and since 2015 it is located in the Metropolitan City of Turin.

Q: Does Castelnuovo Nigra have an official website or online identifiers?
A: The source lists an official website URL: http://www.comune.castelnuovo-di-garfagnana.lu.it; it is recorded on Wikidata/Wikipedia under the title "Castelnuovo Nigra" and has a sitelink_count of 57.

Q: How is Castelnuovo Nigra connected to Italy as a country?
A: Castelnuovo Nigra is a municipal division within Italy. Italy is the sovereign state that contains the Metropolitan City of Turin and the Piedmont region; Italy’s current republic was established on 1946-06-18 and the Kingdom of Italy was proclaimed on 1861-03-17.

## Why It Matters
Castelnuovo Nigra matters as a local government unit—one of Italy’s comuni—which are the primary level of municipal administration in Italy. As a comune within the Metropolitan City of Turin, it participates in the regional and metropolitan frameworks that administer services, local planning, and community life in Piedmont. Its record on international knowledge bases (Wikidata/Wikipedia) and having a dedicated website indicate that Castelnuovo Nigra is an identifiable administrative community with documented population data, location coordinates, and formal ties to both historical (Province of Turin) and current (Metropolitan City of Turin) territorial administrations. For researchers, cartographers, demographic analysts, or travelers, the combination of exact coordinates, multiple recorded population figures, and clear administrative lineage (province → metropolitan city) provides verifiable data points for mapping, historical comparison, and governance studies.

## Notable For
- Being an Italian comune recorded under the Wikipedia title "Castelnuovo Nigra" and described on Wikidata as an "Italian comune."
- Its administrative transition from the Province of Turin (a province that existed 1859–2015) to the Metropolitan City of Turin after the 2015 inception of metropolitan cities.
- Precise geographic coordinates: 45.438156 N, 7.694615 E, enabling unambiguous geolocation.
- Multiple small-population entries in the source (440; 416; 423; 409), indicating a small municipal population scale as recorded in available data.
- Presence in online and linked-data contexts (sitelink_count 57), showing representation across language editions or linked resources.

## Body

### Location and Administrative Context
- Castelnuovo Nigra is a comune, the standard municipal division in Italy (see related entity: comune of Italy).
- Nation-level: It lies within the country of Italy, which is identified in the source as a sovereign state in Southern Europe and referenced by Wikidata item Q38.
- Regional-level: The Metropolitan City of Turin, described in the source as a metropolitan city in the Piedmont region of Northern Italy, is the current higher-level administrative body containing Castelnuovo Nigra. The Metropolitan City of Turin has an inception date recorded as +2015-00-00T00:00:00Z, indicating its establishment in 2015 as a metropolitan authority.
- Historical province: Castelnuovo Nigra was part of the Province of Turin, which the source identifies as a former province in Italy that existed from 1859 until 2015. The Province of Turin is associated in source metadata with sitelink_count 76.

### Geography and Coordinates
- The precise coordinates provided for Castelnuovo Nigra are latitude 45.438156 and longitude 7.694615. These coordinates locate the comune within the northwestern quarter of Italy consistent with the Piedmont region and the Metropolitan City of Turin.

### Demographics
- The source lists four population figures for Castelnuovo Nigra: 440, 416, 423, and 409. The provided material does not attach specific years to each figure; they are presented as separate recorded values drawn from the available structured properties.
- Those values indicate a small municipal population typical of many rural or semi-rural Italian comuni.

### Online Presence, Identifiers, and Links
- Official website (as provided): http://www.comune.castelnuovo-di-garfagnana.lu.it. This URL is listed in the structured properties of the source.
- Wikidata / Wikipedia identifiers: The source states the wikipedia_title is "Castelnuovo Nigra" and describes the entity as an "Italian comune."
- Sitelink indicator: The Castelnuovo Nigra entry on Wikidata has sitelink_count 57 according to the source metadata, reflecting the number of linked-language pages or external links recorded in that dataset.

### Relationships to Higher-Level Entities (detailed)
- Metropolitan City of Turin: The source indicates the Metropolitan City of Turin is the current metropolitan administrative unit containing Castelnuovo Nigra, with inception dated 2015 and sitelink_count 45. The Metropolitan City is situated in the Piedmont region in Northern Italy.
- Province of Turin: The Province of Turin is identified as a former administrative province that existed from 1859 to 2015; Castelnuovo Nigra was within that province until the administrative reorganization that created metropolitan cities in 2015.
- Italy: Castelnuovo Nigra’s country-level context is Italy. The source provides an extensive description of Italy, including the country’s official name (Italian Republic), capital (Rome), the inception dates relevant to modern Italy (the republic: 1946-06-18; proclamation of the Kingdom: 1861-03-17), and wide-ranging national facts (area 302,068 km²; population 58,850,717 as of 2023; currency Euro; official language Italian). These details situate Castelnuovo Nigra within the constitutional, geographic, and administrative framework of the Italian state.

### Metadata and Structured Properties (as provided)
- website: http://www.comune.castelnuovo-di-garfagnana.lu.it
- population: four values provided — 440.0; 416.0; 423.0; 409.0
- coordinates: lat 45.438156; lon 7.694615
- sitelink_count: 57 (for Castelnuovo Nigra)
- wikipedia_title: Castelnuovo Nigra
- wikidata_description: Italian comune

### Contextual Notes on Source Connections
- The source links Castelnuovo Nigra to the broader category "comune of Italy," emphasizing its municipal status within Italy’s administrative system.
- The Metropolitan City of Turin and the Province of Turin are both provided as location/origin entities; key dates are recorded for each: Province of Turin (1859–2015 as a province), Metropolitan City of Turin (inception in 2015).
- Italy’s detailed profile in the source provides the national-level context: political structure (parliamentary republic), membership in international organizations (EU, UN, NATO, etc.), and many national statistics and identifiers. Those national facts serve as contextual background for Castelnuovo Nigra’s legal, political, and geographic environment.

### Usage and Practical Information
- For mapping and geospatial tasks, use the coordinates 45.438156 N, 7.694615 E.
- For demographic comparison or small-area population studies, the four provided population figures can be used as point data representing a small municipal population; however, users should note that the source does not attach explicit dates to each figure.
- For administrative or legal reference, recognize that Castelnuovo Nigra is currently within the Metropolitan City of Turin (post-2015) and was previously administered under the Province of Turin (1859–2015).

### Limitations of Source Data
- Population values are provided without years or provenance in the supplied material; the four numbers should be treated as separate recorded figures rather than a single authoritative population value for a specific date.
- The official website URL in the structured properties points to a domain referencing "castelnuovo-di-garfagnana" and the province code "lu" in the URL; this is the URL string provided in the source and is reproduced here without adjudication or correction.

### Related Entities and Cross-References
- Castelnuovo Nigra — wikipedia_title and Wikidata entry (sitelink_count 57).
- Province of Turin — former province (1859–2015), sitelink_count 76.
- Metropolitan City of Turin — metropolitan city in Piedmont, inception 2015, sitelink_count 45.
- Italy — sovereign state context, extensive national facts and identifiers provided in source (capital, area, population, official language, currency, inception dates for republic and kingdom, and more).

## 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)