Policoro

Policoro
Comune di Policoro
Eraclea square
Location of Policoro
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Policoro is located in Italy
Policoro
Policoro
Location of Policoro in Italy
Policoro is located in Basilicata
Policoro
Policoro
Policoro (Basilicata)
Coordinates: 40°12′N 16°40′E / 40.200°N 16.667°E / 40.200; 16.667
CountryItaly
RegionBasilicata
ProvinceMatera (MT)
Government
 • MayorEnrico Mascia
Area
 • Total67.66 km2 (26.12 sq mi)
Elevation
25 m (82 ft)
Population
 (December 31, 2015)[3]
 • Total17,313[1]
DemonymPolicoresi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
75025
Dialing code0835
Patron saintMadonna of the Bridge
WebsiteOfficial website

Policoro (Lucano: Pulecòre) is a town and comune in the province of Matera, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. With some 17,000 inhabitants, is bounded by the towns of Rotondella, Scanzano Jonico and Tursi. Situated on the coast, its population swells in the summertime due to an influx of tourists who come to enjoy the Lido di Policoro.

  1. ^ Popolazione Policoro 2001–2015.
  2. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.