Melito di Porto Salvo
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| Comune di Melito di Porto Salvo | |
 Seaside street with St Mary church on the right | |
 Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 37°55′N 15°47′E / 37.917°N 15.783°E / 37.917; 15.783 | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Calabria |
| Metropolitan city | Reggio Calabria (RC) |
| Frazioni | Annà (Calabrian Greek: Anne), Lacco (Calabrian Greek: Làko), Lembo, Musa (Calabrian Greek: Mùssa), Musupuniti (Calabrian Greek: Mussopunite), Pallica (Calabrian Greek: Pallikè), Pentedattilo (Calabrian Greek: Pentadàktilo), Pilati, Prunella, San Leonardo. |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Giuseppe Meduri |
| Area | |
• Total | 35.3 km2 (13.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 28 m (92 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2013)[2] | |
• Total | 11,416 |
| • Density | 323/km2 (838/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Melitesi/Melitoti |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 89063 |
| Dialing code | 0965 |
| Patron saint | Madonna di Porto Salvo |
| Saint day | 8 December |
| Website | Official website |
Melito di Porto Salvo (Calabrian: Mèlitu; Calabrian Greek: Μέλιτος Mèlitos or Μέλιτο Mèlito) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria in the Italian region Calabria, located about 130 kilometres (81 mi) southwest of Catanzaro and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) southeast of Reggio Calabria; and is also the southernmost municipality on the Italian Peninsula. It is part of the Bovesia Greek-speaking area of Calabria, occupying a hilly area which descends towards the Ionian Sea.
The ghost town of Pentedattilo is part of the comune.
Beach
Train station
The abandoned Garibaldi museum
Pentedattilo, an abandoned village in the comune
References
- "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat)
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