Amantea

Amantea
Αμάνθεα (Greek)
Comune di Amantea
View of Amantea on the sea with the Palazzo delle Clarisse
View of Amantea on the sea with the Palazzo delle Clarisse
Coat of arms of Amantea
Location of Amantea
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Amantea is located in Italy
Amantea
Amantea
Location of Amantea in Italy
Amantea is located in Calabria
Amantea
Amantea
Amantea (Calabria)
Coordinates: 39°08′N 16°04′E / 39.133°N 16.067°E / 39.133; 16.067
CountryItaly
RegionCalabria
ProvinceCosenza (CS)
FrazioniAcquicella, Camoli, Campora San Giovanni, Coreca, Colongi
Government
 • MayorCommissario prefettizio
Area
 • Total29.46 km2 (11.37 sq mi)
Elevation
50 m (160 ft)
Population
 (5 June 2018)[2]
 • Total14,075
 • Density480/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
DemonymAmanteani
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
87032
Dialing code0982
Patron saintSt. Anthony of Padua
Saint dayJune 13
WebsiteOfficial website

Amantea (Calabrian: A' Mantia; Greek: Amanthea) is a town, former bishopric, comune (municipality) and Latin Catholic titular see in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy.

It is the twentieth municipality in the region by population,[3] while for population density[4] it is ranked twenty-fourth. It is a tourist centre on the southern Tyrrhenian Sea coast.

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ Population data from Istat
  3. ^ Comuni calabresi per popolazione
  4. ^ Comuni calabresi per densità