Platania

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Platania
Comune di Platania
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Platania
Platania (Calabria)
Coordinates: 39°00′20″N16°19′15″E / 39.00556°N 16.32083°E / 39.00556; 16.32083
Country Italy
Region Calabria
Province Catanzaro
Frazioni N/A
Government
  Mayor Davide Esposito
Area
[1]
  Total
24 km2 (9 sq mi)
Elevation
750 m (2,460 ft)
Population
 (December 31, 2013) [2]
  Total
2,232
  Density93/km2 (240/sq mi)
Demonym Platanesi
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
88040
Dialing code 0968
Patron saintSt. Michael [3]
Website Official website
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Platania

Platania is a comune and town in the province of Catanzaro in the western part of the Calabria region of Italy. It is located approximately 50 kilometres away from the city of Catanzaro

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Bounding communes

Population history

YearPopulationDensity
18612,965-
18713,096-
18813,149-
19013,846-
19113,451-
19213,924-
19314,086-
19364,091-
19514,814-
19614,161-
19713,267-
19813,094129/km2
19913,016126/km2
20012,423101/km2
20042,420101/km2
20142,23293/km2

The population grew until the 1950s except for between the censuses of 1901 and 1911, the comune was to be rocked by emigration as the population fell over half since the 1950s census. There was significant emigration to the US during the latter half of the 20th century, resulting in a declining population

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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. "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. "Feste e tradizioni". Comune di Platania. Archived from the original on 2011-09-29. Retrieved 2013-12-31.