| Vado Ligure | |
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| — Comune — | |
| Comune di Vado Ligure | |
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Vado Ligure
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| Coordinates: | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Liguria |
| Province | Province of Savona (SV) |
| Frazioni | Porto Vado, Segno, Sant'Ermete, San Genesio, Bossarino, Valle di Vado |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Attilio Caviglia |
| Area | |
| • Total | 23.38 km2 (9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 12 m (39 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2008) | |
| • Total | 8,414 |
| • Density | 359.9/km2 (932.1/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Vadesi |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 17047 |
| Dialing code | 019 |
| Patron saint | St. John the Baptist |
| Saint day | 24 June |
| Website | Official website |
Vado Ligure, in antiquity Vado Sabatia, is a town and comune in the province of Savona, Liguria, in northern Italy.
Vado has a large industrial and commercial port.
Vado Ligure is home to a Bombardier railway construction plan, founded in 1905 by Westinghouse. In 1919 it was taken over by Tecnomasio Italia Brown Boveri, since 2001 it is part of Bombardier Transportation. It currently produces the E464 and TRAXX locomotives.
The town's territory also includes an electric power plant, whose two towers (with a height of 200 meters) are visibile for kilometers in the neighbourhood.