Cicerale

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Cicerale
Comune di Cicerale
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Cicerale within the Province of Salerno
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Cicerale
Cicerale (Campania)
Coordinates: 40°20′37.93″N15°7′48.94″E / 40.3438694°N 15.1302611°E / 40.3438694; 15.1302611 Coordinates: 40°20′37.93″N15°7′48.94″E / 40.3438694°N 15.1302611°E / 40.3438694; 15.1302611
Country Italy
Region Campania
Province Salerno (SA)
Frazioni Monte Cicerale
Government
  MayorFrancesco Carpinelli
Area
[1]
  Total41.37 km2 (15.97 sq mi)
Elevation
475 m (1,558 ft)
Population
(2018-01-01) [2]
  Total1,194
  Density29/km2 (75/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Ciceralesi
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
84053
Dialing code 0974
ISTAT code 065042
Patron saint Saint George
Saint day19 August
Website Official website

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

<i>Comune</i> third-level administrative divisions of the Italian Republic

The comune is a basic administrative division in Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality.

Province of Salerno Province of Italy

The Province of Salerno is a province in the Campania region of Italy.

Campania Region of Italy

Campania is a region in Southern Italy. As of 2018, the region has a population of around 5,820,000 people, making it the third-most-populous region of Italy; its total area of 13,590 km2 (5,247 sq mi) makes it the most densely populated region in the country. Located on the Italian Peninsula, with the Mediterranean Sea to the west, it includes the small Phlegraean Islands and Capri for administration as part of the region.

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Geography

The municipality is located in Cilento and borders with Agropoli, Capaccio-Paestum, Giungano, Monteforte Cilento, Ogliastro Cilento, Perito, Prignano Cilento and Trentinara.

Cilento area

Cilento is an Italian geographical region of Campania in the central and southern part of the Province of Salerno and an important tourist area of southern Italy.

Agropoli Comune in Campania, Italy

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Giungano Comune in Campania, Italy

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It counts a single hamlet ( frazione ), Monte Cicerale. Located 2 km far from the town, the village lies at an altitude of 550 m and has a population of 384. [3]

"Frazione" is the Italian name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere. It is cognate to the English word fraction, but in practice is roughly equivalent to "parishes" or "wards" in other countries.

See also

Alento (Campania) Italian river in Cilento, part of Campania

The Alento is a river in southwestern Italy. Originating from Le Corne mountain, nearby the village of Gorga, it flows in the Campanian territory of Cilento, in the Province of Salerno. Its mouth is on the Tyrrhenian Sea, close to the Ancient Greek town of Velia, at the borders between the municipalities of Casal Velino and Ascea.

The Cilentan dialect is a Neapolitan dialect spoken in the area of Cilento, located in the southern part of the Province of Salerno, Campania, Italy.

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References

  1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. (in Italian) Monte Cicerale on italia.indettaglio.it

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