Ligonchio is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Reggio Emilia in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 80 kilometres (50mi) west of Bologna and about 50 kilometres (31mi) southwest of Reggio Emilia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 976 and an area of 61.7 square kilometres (23.8sqmi).