Cupramontana

Cupramontana
Comune di Cupramontana
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Cupramontana is located in Italy
Cupramontana
Cupramontana
Location of Cupramontana in Italy
Cupramontana is located in Marche
Cupramontana
Cupramontana
Cupramontana (Marche)
Coordinates: 43°27′N 13°7′E / 43.450°N 13.117°E / 43.450; 13.117
CountryItaly
RegionMarche
ProvinceAncona (AN)
FrazioniPoggio Cupro
Government
 • MayorLuigi Cerioni
Area
 • Total26.9 km2 (10.4 sq mi)
Elevation
505 m (1,657 ft)
Population
 (30 June 2017)[2]
 • Total4,628
 • Density170/km2 (450/sq mi)
DemonymCuprensi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
60034
Dialing code0731
WebsiteOfficial website

Cupramontana is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Ancona in the Italian region Marche, located about 35 kilometres (22 mi) southwest of Ancona.

Cupramontana borders the following municipalities: Apiro, Maiolati Spontini, Mergo, Monte Roberto, Rosora, San Paolo di Jesi, Serra San Quirico, Staffolo. It takes its name from Cupra, a fertility goddess of the pre-Roman population of the Piceni. It had earlier been called Massaccio but later resumed its ancient name.[3]

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Cupra" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 7 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 635.