Chiaromonte

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Chiaromonte
Comune
Comune di Chiaromonte
Location of Chiaromonte
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Coordinates: 40°7′N 16°13′E / 40.117°N 16.217°E / 40.117; 16.217
Country	Italy
Region	Basilicata
Province	Potenza (PZ)
Frazioni	Armirosse, Battifarano, Bosco Magnano, Canocchielo-Pollino, Ponte, Cupolo, Grottole, Largo di Mezzo, Mancuoso, Pietrapica, Sagittario, Sammarella, San Pasquale, Sant'Uopo
Government
• Mayor	Valentina Viola
Area [1]
• Total	70.02 km2 (27.03 sq mi)
Elevation	794 m (2,605 ft)
Population  (December 2008)[2]
• Total	2,041
• Density	29/km2 (75/sq mi)
Demonym	Chiaromontesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	85032
Dialing code	0973
Patron saint	St. John the Baptist
Saint day	24 June, 29 August
Website	Official website

Chiaromonte is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. Under the pseudonym "Montegrano", it was the case study for Edward C. Banfield's The Moral Basis of a Backward Society.