Cerignola

Cerignola
Comune di Cerignola
Chiesa del Carmine in Cerignola
Chiesa del Carmine in Cerignola
Coat of arms of Cerignola
Cerignola within the Province of Foggia
Cerignola within the Province of Foggia
Location of Cerignola
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Cerignola is located in Italy
Cerignola
Cerignola
Location of Cerignola in Italy
Cerignola is located in Apulia
Cerignola
Cerignola
Cerignola (Apulia)
Coordinates: 41°16′N 15°54′E / 41.267°N 15.900°E / 41.267; 15.900
CountryItaly
RegionApulia
ProvinceFoggia (FG)
FrazioniAngeloni, Borgo Libertà, Borgo Tressanti, Cerignola Campagna, La Pila, Montaltino, Moschella, Posta Incorvera, Posta Uccello, Pozzo Terraneo, Salice, San Giovanni in Fonte, San Michele delle Vigne, Tannioa
Government
 • MayorFrancesco Bonito
Area
 • Total593.71 km2 (229.23 sq mi)
Elevation
120 m (390 ft)
Population
 (30 November 2017)[2]
 • Total58,534
 • Density99/km2 (260/sq mi)
DemonymCerignolani
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
71042
Dialing code0885
Patron saintMadonna of Ripalta
Saint daySeptember 8
WebsiteOfficial website
Mercadante Theatre.
Pavoncelli Palace.

Cerignola (Italian pronunciation: [tʃeriɲˈɲɔːla]; Cerignolano: Ceregnòule [tʃərəɲˈɲɔwlə] ) is a town and comune of Apulia, Italy, in the province of Foggia, 40 kilometres (25 miles) southeast from the town of Foggia. It has the third-largest land area of any comune in Italy, at 593.71 square kilometres (229.23 sq mi), after Rome and Ravenna and it has the largest land area of any comune in Italy among those that are not the provincial capital. In 2017, it had a population of 58,534.[2]

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ a b (in Italian) Source: Istat 2017