Ateleta

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Ateleta
Comune
Comune di Ateleta
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Ateleta
Location of Ateleta in Italy
Coordinates: 41°51′23″N14°11′54″E / 41.85639°N 14.19833°E / 41.85639; 14.19833 Coordinates: 41°51′23″N14°11′54″E / 41.85639°N 14.19833°E / 41.85639; 14.19833
Country Italy
Region Abruzzo
Province L'Aquila (AQ)
Frazioni Carceri Alte, Carceri Basse, Colli, Sant'Elena
Government
  Mayor Giacinto Donatelli
Area
  Total 41.62 km2 (16.07 sq mi)
Elevation 760 m (2,490 ft)
Population (30 April 2017)
  Total 1,161
  Density 28/km2 (72/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Ateletesi
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code67030
Dialing code 0864
Patron saint St. Vincent Ferrer
Saint day April 5

Ateleta is a comune and town in the province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region of central-southern 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.

Town settlement that is bigger than a village but smaller than a city

A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages but smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish them vary considerably between different parts of the world.

Province of LAquila Province of Italy

The Province of L'Aquila is the largest, most mountainous and least densely populated province of the Abruzzo region of Southern Italy. It comprises about half the landmass of Abruzzo and occupies the western part of the region. It has borders with the provinces of Teramo to the north, Pescara and Chieti to the east, Isernia to the south and Frosinone, Rome and Rieti to the west. Its capital is the city of L'Aquila.