Palmariggi

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Palmariggi
Comune di Palmariggi
Castello aragonese di Palmariggi.jpg
Aragonese Castle.
Location of Palmariggi
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Location of Palmariggi in Italy
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Palmariggi
Palmariggi (Apulia)
Coordinates: 40°8′N18°23′E / 40.133°N 18.383°E / 40.133; 18.383
Country Italy
Region Flag of Apulia.svg  Apulia
Province Lecce (LE)
Government
  MayorFranco Zezza
Area
[1]
  Total8.78 km2 (3.39 sq mi)
Elevation
99 m (325 ft)
Population
 (june 2023) [2]
  Total1,364
  Density160/km2 (400/sq mi)
Demonym Palmariggini or Palmaricioti
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
73020
Dialing code 0836
ISTAT code 075058
Patron saintSS. Madonna della Palma
Saint daySecond Sunday after Easter
Website Official website

Palmariggi (Salentino: Parmarisci) is a town and comune in the province of Lecce in the Apulia region of south-east Italy.

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References

  1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. Population from ISTAT