Longobucco

Longobucco
Comune di Longobucco
Coat of arms of Longobucco
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Longobucco is located in Italy
Longobucco
Longobucco
Location of Longobucco in Italy
Longobucco is located in Calabria
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Longobucco
Longobucco (Calabria)
Coordinates: 39°26′53″N 16°36′40″E / 39.44806°N 16.61111°E / 39.44806; 16.61111
CountryItaly
RegionCalabria
ProvinceCosenza (CS)
FrazioniDestro, Ortiano, Manco, Cava di Melis, San Pietro in Angaro
Government
 • MayorGiovanni Pirillo
Area
 • Total212.26 km2 (81.95 sq mi)
Elevation
800 m (2,600 ft)
Population
 (31 May 2010)[2]
 • Total3,694
 • Density17/km2 (45/sq mi)
DemonymLongobucchesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
87066
Dialing code0983
Patron saintSt. Dominic
Saint day4 August
WebsiteOfficial website

Longobucco is a town and comune in the province of Cosenza, in the Calabria region of southern Italy. Longobucco is one of the main municipalities of the Sila National Park and in terms of its territory is one of the largest in Calabria. It is a small town in the heart of Sila Greca, part of the Greater Sila Plateau, in the midst of mountains, rivers and lakes that are home to numerous species of animals and plants.

  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.