Oria, Apulia

Oria
Orìa (Greek)
Comune di Oria
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Oria is located in Italy
Oria
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Location of Oria in Italy
Oria is located in Apulia
Oria
Oria
Oria (Apulia)
Coordinates: 40°30′N 17°38′E / 40.500°N 17.633°E / 40.500; 17.633
CountryItaly
RegionApulia
ProvinceBrindisi (BR)
Government
 • MayorCosimo FERRETTI
Area
 • Total83 km2 (32 sq mi)
Elevation
83 m (272 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2017)[2]
 • Total15,094
 • Density180/km2 (470/sq mi)
DemonymOritani
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
72024
Dialing code0831
Patron saintBarsanuphius of Palestine
Saint dayAugust 29
WebsiteOfficial website

Oria (or Orra, Latin: Uria; Ancient Greek: Ὑρία, romanizedHuría or Οὐρία, Ouría;[3] Hebrew: אוריה, romanizeduriya) is a town and comune in the Apulia region (Salento), in the province of Brindisi, in southern Italy. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oria.

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ Population from ISTAT
  3. ^ "Γεωγραφικά/Β - Βικιθήκη". el.wikisource.org.