Gioia Tauro
Griko: Metauros | |
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 Panorama of Gioia Tauro | |
 Map of the province of Reggio Calabria, with Gioia Tauro located to the north at the A2 motorway (A2 depicted in green). | |
Location of Gioia Tauro  | |
  Gioia Tauro Location of Gioia Tauro in Italy  Gioia Tauro Gioia Tauro (Calabria) | |
| Coordinates: 38°26′N 15°54′E / 38.433°N 15.900°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Calabria |
| Metropolitan city | Reggio Calabria (RC) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 39.87 km2 (15.39 sq mi) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[2] | |
| • Total | 20,076 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Patron saint | St. Hyppolite |
| Saint day | August 13 |
| Website | Official website |
Gioia Tauro (Italian: [ˈdʒɔːja ˈtauro]) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria (Italy), on the Tyrrhenian coast. It has an important port, situated along the route connecting Suez to Gibraltar, one of the busiest maritime corridors in the world.[3]
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat)
- ^ Success for Gioia Tauro Archived 2015-09-27 at the Wayback Machine, undated ADN Kronos report on Italtrade