Cansano

Cansano
Comune di Cansano
Coat of arms of Cansano
Location of Cansano
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Cansano is located in Italy
Cansano
Cansano
Location of Cansano in Italy
Cansano is located in Abruzzo
Cansano
Cansano
Cansano (Abruzzo)
Coordinates: 42°0′19″N 14°0′46″E / 42.00528°N 14.01278°E / 42.00528; 14.01278
CountryItaly
RegionAbruzzo
ProvinceL'Aquila (AQ)
Government
 • MayorMario Ciampaglione
Area
 • Total37.70 km2 (14.56 sq mi)
Elevation
835 m (2,740 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2021)[2]
 • Total205
 • Density5.4/km2 (14/sq mi)
DemonymCansanesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
67030
Dialing code0864
Patron saintJohn the Baptist
Saint day24 June

Cansano (pronounced [kanˈsaːno]; Canẓánə in Abruzzese Neapolitan[3]) is a comune in the province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region, Southern Italy. It is part of the Maiella National Park.[4] Cansano is known for the archaeological discovery of the Italic and Roman town of Ocriticum, which has become an archaeological park.[5]

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  3. ^ Ernesto Giammarco (1990). Dizionario abruzzese e molisano (in Italian). Vol. 6. Edizioni dell'Ateneo. p. 66.[ISBN unspecified]
  4. ^ "Cansano".
  5. ^ "Parco archeologico "Ocriticum"". Archived from the original on 2023-02-09. Retrieved 2023-02-26.