Martano
Griko: Μαρτάνα/Martàna | |
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| Comune di Martano | |
 The old city | |
Location of Martano  | |
  Martano Location of Martano in Italy  Martano Martano (Apulia) | |
| Coordinates: 40°12′N 18°18′E / 40.200°N 18.300°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region |  Apulia |
| Province | Lecce (LE) |
| Frazioni | None |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Fabio Tarantino |
| Area | |
• Total | 21 km2 (8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 92 m (302 ft) |
| Population (December 31, 2004)[2] | |
• Total | 9,573 |
| • Density | 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Martanesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 73025 |
| Dialing code | 0836 |
| Patron saint | Saint Dominic and Our Lady of the Assumption |
| Saint day | August 8 and 15 |
| Website | Official website |
Martano (Griko: Μαρτάνα, translit. Martána; Salentino: Martanu) is a town and comune of 9,573 inhabitants in the province of Lecce in Apulia, Italy, 20 kilometres (12 mi) from Lecce and 18 kilometres (11 mi) from Otranto. It is the biggest town of Grecìa Salentina, an area where some inhabitants, in addition to Italian and Salentino can also speak a greek dialect called Griko.
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.