Carpasio

Carpasio ( in Ligurian: Carpàsiu ) is a municipality with 160 inhabitants (as at 31 December 2012) in the northern Italian region of Liguria. Politically it belongs to the province of Imperia.

Geography

Carpasio lies to the east of the upper portion of the Valle Argentina. The municipality belongs to the Comunità Montana Argentina Armea and is approximately 36 kilometers from the provincial capital of Imperia.

According to the Italian classifications for seismic activity, the community of Zone 2 has been assigned. This means that Carpasio is in a seismically active zone moderate to strong.

Climate

The municipality is classified under climate category E, since the number of degree days has a value of 2958. This means that in Italy legally regulated heating season is between October 15 and April 15, for 14 hours each day.

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