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Aliano | |
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| Comune di Aliano | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Aliano  | |
  Aliano Location of Aliano in Italy  Aliano Aliano (Basilicata) | |
| Coordinates: 40°19′N 16°14′E / 40.317°N 16.233°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Basilicata |
| Province | Matera (MT) |
| Frazioni | Alianello |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Luigi De Lorenzo |
| Area | |
• Total | 98.41 km2 (38.00 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 498 m (1,634 ft) |
| Population (1-1-2017)[2] | |
• Total | 975 |
| • Density | 9.9/km2 (26/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Alianesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 75010 |
| Dialing code | 0835 |
| Patron saint | St. Aloysius Gonzaga |
| Saint day | June 21 |
| Website | Official website |
Aliano is a town and comune in the province of Matera, which is located about 90 kilometres (56 mi) southwest of Matera, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata.
Aliano was the setting of Carlo Levi's book Christ Stopped at Eboli (Italian: Cristo si è fermato a Eboli), where the town is called Gagliano according to the local pronunciation. Published in 1945, it gives an account of his exile in 1935–1936 in Aliano.
Like many towns in rural Italy it has suffered from migration to the cities and overseas where employment opportunities are better.
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.