Cengio

Cengio ( in Ligurian: Cengë ) is a municipality with 3682 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) in the Italian region of Liguria. Politically it belongs to the province of Savona.

Geography

Cengio located in the Val Bormida, in the northern section of the Ligurian Apennines, near the Colle di Cadibona. The municipality belongs to the Comunità Montana Alta Val Bormida and is about 31 kilometers from the provincial capital Savona.

According to the Italian classification with respect to seismic activity, the community of zone 4 was assigned. This means that Cengio located in a seismically inert zone.

Climate

The municipality is classified under climate category E, as the number of degree days has a value of 2421. This means that in Italy legally regulated heating season is between October 15 and April 15, for 14 hours each day.