Placanica
Griko: Lakonìka | |
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| Comune di Placanica | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Placanica  | |
  Placanica Location of Placanica in Italy  Placanica Placanica (Calabria) | |
| Coordinates: 38°25′N 16°27′E / 38.417°N 16.450°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Calabria |
| Metropolitan city | Reggio Calabria (RC) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rocco Mario Clemeno |
| Area | |
• Total | 29.3 km2 (11.3 sq mi) |
| Population (December 2007)[2] | |
• Total | 1,308 |
| • Density | 45/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Placanichesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 89040 |
| Dialing code | 0964 |
Placanica (Greek: Λακονηκὰ, romanized: Lakonikà)[citation needed] is a comune (commune or municipality) in the Province of Reggio Calabria in the Italian region Calabria, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) south of Catanzaro and about 80 kilometres (50 mi) northeast of Reggio Calabria. Placanica borders the following communes: Caulonia, Pazzano, Stignano.
- ^ "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)