Camerota

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Camerota
Comune
Comune di Camerota
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Camerota within the Province of Salerno
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Location of Camerota in Italy
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Camerota
Camerota (Campania)
Coordinates: 40°02′N15°22′E / 40.033°N 15.367°E / 40.033; 15.367
Country Italy
Region Campania
Province Salerno (SA)
Frazioni Lentiscosa, Licusati, Marina di Camerota
Government
 • MayorMario Salvatore Scarpitta
Area
[1]
 • Total
70.58 km2 (27.25 sq mi)
Elevation
422 m (1,385 ft)
Population
 (30 April 2017) [2]
 • Total
7,103
 • Density100.6/km2 (260.7/sq mi)
Demonym Camerotani
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
84040 (Camerota)
84050 (Lentiscosa, Licusati)
84059 (Marina di Camerota)
Dialing code 0974
Patron saintSt. Vincent
Saint dayApril 5
Website Official website
OSM map of Camerota municipality showing the chief town and the three hamlets. Camerota (municipal territory, OpenStreetMap).png
OSM map of Camerota municipality showing the chief town and the three hamlets.

Camerota is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.

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History

Its toponym could come from the Greek word "καμαρὸτος" (kamaròtos), meaning curved; or from the Latin word "camurus", with the same meaning. [3]

Geography

Camerota is a hill town situated in the southern area of Cilento, 6km north of the Cilentan Coast. The municipality borders with Celle di Bulgheria, Centola, Roccagloriosa and San Giovanni a Piro. [4]

The area is notable for the prehistoric caves of Marina di Camerota, which contain evidence of Neanderthal and early modern human occupation from the Late Middle Paleolithic to the Chalcolithic period.

Frazioni

The municipality of Camerota (1,585 inh. in the chief town) has 3 hamlets (" frazioni "): [5] Lentiscosa, Licusati and Marina di Camerota.

The municipality includes also several inhabited localities, mainly composed by few scattered houses. The localities are: Cala d'Arconte, Isca della Contessa, L'Assunta, Lido Mingardo (or Spiaggia Mingardo), Monte di Luna and Porto Infreschi.


See also

References

  1. ↑ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ↑ (in Italian) Source: Istat 2011
  3. ↑ (in Italian) Info about the town of Camerota Archived 2017-02-05 at the Wayback Machine (municipal website)
  4. ↑ 40223 (x   j   a   h) Camerota on OpenStreetMap
  5. ↑ (in Italian) Camerota municipal website: Licusati Archived 2017-02-05 at the Wayback Machine , Lentiscosa Archived 2017-02-06 at the Wayback Machine , Marina di Camerota Archived 2017-02-05 at the Wayback Machine


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