Belmonte Calabro | |
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Comune di Belmonte Calabro | |
Coordinates: 39°10′N 16°5′E / 39.167°N 16.083°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Calabria |
Province | Cosenza (CS) |
Frazioni | Annunziata, Vadi, Marina di Belmonte, Santa Barbara, Salice, Spineto |
Government | |
• Mayor | Francesco Bruno |
Area | |
• Total | 23.98 km2 (9.26 sq mi) |
Elevation | 262 m (860 ft) |
Population (30 April 2017)[2] | |
• Total | 1,986 |
• Density | 83/km2 (210/sq mi) |
Demonym | Belmontesi |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 87033 |
Dialing code | 0982 |
Patron saint | Assumption of Mary |
Saint day | 15 August |
Website | Official website |
Belmonte Calabro, known simply as Belmonte (Calabrian: Bellimunti) prior to the proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy, is a town and comune in the province of Cosenza, in Calabria (Southern Italy). The town is perched on a hilltop on the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea.