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Bonifacio
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Motto: Libertas | |
Coordinates: 41°23′13″N 9°09′25″E / 41.386814°N 9.156876°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Corsica |
Department | Corse-du-Sud |
Arrondissement | Sartène |
Canton | Grand Sud |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Charles Orsucci[1] |
Area 1 | 138.36 km2 (53.42 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 3,200 |
• Density | 23/km2 (60/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 2A041 /20169 |
Elevation | 0–70 m (0–230 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Bonifacio (/ˌboʊniˈfɑːtʃoʊ/ BOH-nee-FAH-choh,[3] Italian: [boniˈfaːtʃo], French: [bɔnifasjo]; Corsican: Bunifaziu [buniˈfatsju], Bonifaziu [bɔniˈfatsju], or Bonifaciu [bɔniˈfatʃu]; Bonifacino: Bunifazziu; Gallurese: Bunifaciu) is a commune in the southern tip of the island of Corsica, in the French department of Corse-du-Sud.
Bonifacio is the setting of Guy de Maupassant's short story "A Vendetta".