Avegno is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Genoa, in the Italian region of Liguria. It is located about 20 kilometres (12 miles) east of the city of Genoa.
The comune forms part of the metropolitan area centred on Genoa, the regional capital of Liguria, in northwestern Italy. As a comune, Avegno is one of the basic administrative divisions of the Italian state, with its own municipal government.