# Santa Margherita Ligure > Italian comune **Wikidata**: [Q266975](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q266975) **Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Margherita_Ligure) **Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/santa-margherita-ligure ## Summary Santa Margherita Ligure is an Italian comune (municipality) on the Ligurian coast, administratively located within the former Province of Genoa and the Metropolitan City of Genoa in Italy. It is a small coastal municipality notable for historic religious and coastal sites, several frazioni (local subdivisions), and its Santa Margherita Ligure–Portofino railway station. ## Key Facts - Santa Margherita Ligure is classified as an Italian comune (municipality). - Country: Italy (Italian Republic). - Administrative placement: formerly in the Province of Genoa (Province of Genoa inception: 1860-03-01). - Current metropolitan authority: Metropolitan City of Genoa (inception: 2015-01-01). - Coordinates: latitude 44.334933333333, longitude 9.2101222222222. - Website (official municipal): https://www.comune.santa-margherita-ligure.ge.it. - Populations recorded in provided data: 9,227.0; 9,124.0; 8,515.0. - Wikidata description: "Italian comune". - Wikipedia title: Santa Margherita Ligure. - Wikidata sitelink_count for the entity: 60. - Contains or is associated with the frazione/settlements San Lorenzo della Costa and Nozarego. - Includes the frazione Paraggi (Paraggi is a frazione in Liguria, Italy). - Religious and historic sites within Santa Margherita Ligure include Cervara Abbey (inception: 1301-01-17) and Nostra Signora della Rosa (inception: 1770). - Secular/historic buildings: Paraggi Castle is a building in Santa Margherita Ligure, Italy. - Rail transport: Santa Margherita Ligure–Portofino railway station is a railway station serving the comune. - Cervara Abbey (related entity) lists a headquarters identifier in the provided source. - The comune is related to the broader category "comune of Italy" (municipal divisions of Italy). ## FAQs Q: Where is Santa Margherita Ligure located administratively? A: Santa Margherita Ligure is an Italian comune located in the area formerly administered by the Province of Genoa and now within the Metropolitan City of Genoa, in the country of Italy. Q: What are the geographic coordinates of Santa Margherita Ligure? A: The municipality’s coordinates are latitude 44.334933333333 and longitude 9.2101222222222. Q: How many people live in Santa Margherita Ligure? A: The provided population figures for Santa Margherita Ligure are 9,227.0; 9,124.0; and 8,515.0 as recorded in the supplied data set. Q: What notable subdivisions or frazioni belong to Santa Margherita Ligure? A: The comune includes or is associated with the frazioni/settlements San Lorenzo della Costa, Paraggi, and Nozarego. Q: Which historic religious sites are in Santa Margherita Ligure? A: Cervara Abbey, with an inception date listed as 1301-01-17, and the church or site Nostra Signora della Rosa (inception: 1770) are located in the municipality. Q: How is Santa Margherita Ligure connected by rail? A: The municipality is served by the Santa Margherita Ligure–Portofino railway station, identified in the source as a railway station in Italy. Q: Where can I find official information online about the comune? A: Official municipal information is hosted at https://www.comune.santa-margherita-ligure.ge.it. Q: What classification and metadata exist for Santa Margherita Ligure on linked-data platforms? A: The entity is described on Wikidata as an "Italian comune", has a Wikipedia title "Santa Margherita Ligure", and a sitelink_count of 60 in the supplied data. ## Why It Matters Santa Margherita Ligure matters as a municipal-level administrative, cultural, and transport node on the Ligurian coast. As a comune it provides local government, public services and community identity for its residents and frazioni such as San Lorenzo della Costa, Paraggi and Nozarego. The presence of longstanding historic and religious sites—Cervara Abbey (with an inception date in the early 14th century) and the 18th-century Nostra Signora della Rosa—gives the municipality cultural and historical significance within the metropolitan area of Genoa. Its seaside location, fortified sites like Paraggi Castle, and a dedicated railway station linking to Portofino contribute to local accessibility and the municipality’s role in regional tourism and mobility networks. The official municipal website centralizes governance and resident information, while linked-data entries (Wikidata/Wikipedia) increase its discoverability for researchers and visitors. ## Notable For - Hosting Cervara Abbey, a historic abbey with a recorded inception of 1301-01-17. - Containing the church/site Nostra Signora della Rosa, recorded with an inception date circa 1770. - Inclusion of seaside frazioni such as Paraggi, known as a named locality in Liguria. - Presence of Paraggi Castle as a local historic building. - Being served by the Santa Margherita Ligure–Portofino railway station, providing rail access to the comune. - Maintaining an official municipal website at https://www.comune.santa-margherita-ligure.ge.it. - Small municipal population size in the range of approximately 8,500–9,300 based on provided figures. - Identified in linked-data resources with a sitelink_count of 60 and the Wikidata description “Italian comune.” ## Body ### Overview and Location - Santa Margherita Ligure is an Italian comune located on the Ligurian coast. - Coordinates: 44.334933333333 N, 9.2101222222222 E. - The entity is titled "Santa Margherita Ligure" on Wikipedia and described on Wikidata as an "Italian comune". - The provided sitelink_count for the entity is 60, indicating multiple language links or external references in the dataset provided. ### Administrative Status and Governance - Classification: comune of Italy (municipal level). - Historical administrative placement: the municipality was in the Province of Genoa; the Province of Genoa is noted as a former province in Italy with an inception date of 1860-03-01. - Current metropolitan-level administration: Metropolitan City of Genoa, which has an inception date of 2015-01-01. - Country: Italy (the Italian Republic), as the national jurisdiction for the comune. ### Demographics - The dataset lists three population figures for Santa Margherita Ligure: 9,227.0; 9,124.0; and 8,515.0. These numbers are presented as recorded counts or values in the supplied material. ### Subdivisions, Settlements and Frazioni - San Lorenzo della Costa is a settlement in Santa Margherita Ligure, as identified in the source. - Paraggi is identified as a frazione in Liguria and is associated with Santa Margherita Ligure. - Nozarego is listed as a frazione related to the municipality. - These subdivisions function as named localities within the municipal territory. ### Religious and Historic Sites - Cervara Abbey: recorded in the provided material with an inception date of 1301-01-17; described as an abbey located in Santa Margherita Ligure. Cervara Abbey in the source also lists a headquarters identifier . - Nostra Signora della Rosa (Santa Margherita Ligure): recorded with an inception date around 1770; listed as a religious site associated with the comune. - Paraggi Castle: identified as a building in Santa Margherita Ligure, indicating a secular/historic structure within the municipality. ### Transport and Infrastructure - Rail: the Santa Margherita Ligure–Portofino railway station is explicitly listed in the supplied data as a railway station in Italy and as related to the comune. This station is a named transport link serving Santa Margherita Ligure and connections toward Portofino. - The presence of a named railway station highlights the municipality’s integration in regional rail networks. ### Digital Presence and Official Resources - Official municipal website: https://www.comune.santa-margherita-ligure.ge.it. - Linked-data presence: Wikipedia title "Santa Margherita Ligure" and Wikidata description "Italian comune". The entity has a sitelink_count of 60 in the provided dataset. ### Related Entities and Context - Province of Genoa: listed as a former province in Italy with inception date 1860-03-01; Santa Margherita Ligure was situated within this province historically. - Metropolitan City of Genoa: the metropolitan city replacing the province-level administration has inception date 2015-01-01 and presently includes Santa Margherita Ligure within its metropolitan jurisdiction. - Italy: the nation-state that encompasses Santa Margherita Ligure; Italy’s broader national-level details are provided in the source material and anchor the comune’s country-level context. ### Items Repeated or Cross-Referenced in Source - Cervara Abbey appears more than once in the dataset and is listed with inception date 1301-01-17 and country Q38 in both entries. - Santa Margherita Ligure–Portofino railway station is referenced both as an item contained by the comune and as a related entity in the data. ### Data and Metadata Summary - Official website: https://www.comune.santa-margherita-ligure.ge.it. - Coordinates: 44.334933333333 N, 9.2101222222222 E. - Population figures recorded in the provided material: 9,227.0; 9,124.0; 8,515.0. - Wikidata/Wikipedia metadata: wikipedia_title "Santa Margherita Ligure"; wikidata_description "Italian comune"; sitelink_count 60. ### Related Categories - Santa Margherita Ligure is included under the broader class "comune of Italy" which denotes municipal divisions in the Italian administrative system. - The comune is connected to named frazioni and local religious and historic sites, positioning it within both administrative and cultural categories in the supplied data. (End of entry.) ## References 1. Virtual International Authority File 2. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013 3. [Source](https://www.comune.santa-margherita-ligure.ge.it) 4. MusicBrainz 5. Italian National Institute of Statistics 6. [Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018. Italian National Institute of Statistics](http://demo.istat.it/pop2018/index3.html) 7. [Source](https://demo.istat.it/?l=it) 8. Flickr Shapefiles Public Dataset 2.0 9. [Source](https://conseggio-ligure.org/it/dizionario/deize/santa_margherita_ligure/?q=santa%20margherita%20ligure) 10. GeoNames 11. [Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011. Italian National Institute of Statistics](https://www.istat.it/it/archivio/156224) 12. Wiki Loves Monuments Italia 13. Quora 14. [archINFORM](https://www.archinform.net/service/wd_aiort.php) 15. Seismic classification in Italy 16. [Source](https://rischi.protezionecivile.gov.it/it/sismico/attivita/classificazione-sismica)