Acri

Acri
Comune di Acri
Coat of arms of Acri
Location of Acri
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Acri is located in Italy
Acri
Acri
Location of Acri in Italy
Acri is located in Calabria
Acri
Acri
Acri (Calabria)
Coordinates: 39°30′N 16°23′E / 39.500°N 16.383°E / 39.500; 16.383
CountryItaly
RegionCalabria
ProvinceCosenza (CS)
Government
 • MayorPino Capalbo
Area
 • Total
200.63 km2 (77.46 sq mi)
Elevation
720 m (2,360 ft)
Population
 (10 August 2020)[2]
 • Total
19,949
 • Density99/km2 (260/sq mi)
DemonymsAcresi, Acritani
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
87041
Dialing code0984
Patron saintSaint Angelo d'Acri
Saint day30 October
WebsiteOfficial website

Acri (Calabrian: Eacri) is a city with 19,949 inhabitants, located in the northern part of the Calabria region in southern Italy. Acri was granted city status on 17 September 2001.[3]

The etymology of the word Acri derives from the Greek word 'ακρα' (Akra), which means peak.

  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. ^ "Statistiche demografiche ISTAT". demo.istat.it. Archived from the original on 24 July 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2020.