Caulonia

Caulonia
Castelvetere
Kavlonía
Comune di Caulonia
Caulonia Superiore is built on a steep hill further inland while Caulonia Marina lies on the coast.
Caulonia Superiore is built on a steep hill further inland while Caulonia Marina lies on the coast.
Coat of arms of Caulonia
Location of Caulonia
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Caulonia is located in Italy
Caulonia
Caulonia
Location of Caulonia in Italy
Caulonia is located in Calabria
Caulonia
Caulonia
Caulonia (Calabria)
Coordinates: 38°23′N 16°25′E / 38.383°N 16.417°E / 38.383; 16.417
CountryItaly
RegionCalabria
Metropolitan cityReggio Calabria (RC)
FrazioniAgromastelli, Campoli, Crochi, Cufò, Focà, San Nicola, Ursini, Ziia
Government
 • MayorNinni Riccio
Area
 • Total100.7 km2 (38.9 sq mi)
Population
 (December 2007)[2]
 • Total7,411
 • Density74/km2 (190/sq mi)
DemonymCauloniesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
89041
Dialing code0964

Caulonia is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Reggio Calabria in the Italian region Calabria, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) southwest of Catanzaro and about 120 kilometres (75 mi) northeast of Reggio Calabria in the Stilaro Valley. Originally it was known as Castelvetere, but in 1862 the citizens decided to change the name of the town to that of the ancient city Caulonia. They believed that this city had been located on their territory, but it was eventually proved that ancient Caulonia was to be found near modern Monasterace, 16 kilometres (10 mi) to the northeast.

  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 from the Italian statistical institute (Istat)