Polistena
Πολυξένη (Greek) | |
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| Comune di Polistena | |
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Location of Polistena  | |
  Polistena Location of Polistena in Italy  Polistena Polistena (Calabria) | |
| Coordinates: 38°24′N 16°4′E / 38.400°N 16.067°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Calabria |
| Metropolitan city | Reggio Calabria (RC) |
| Frazioni | Primogenito |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Michele Tripodi (PdCI) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11.77 km2 (4.54 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 254 m (833 ft) |
| Population (31 March 2018)[2] | |
| • Total | 10,367 |
| • Density | 880/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Polistenesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 89024 |
| Dialing code | 0966 |
| Patron saint | Santa Marina Vergine |
| Saint day | July 17 |
| Website | Official website |
Polistena (Calabrian Greek: Πολυξένη, romanized: Polyxénē, or Πολυσθένη Polysthénē) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria in the Italian region Calabria, located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) southwest of Catanzaro and about 50 kilometres (31 mi) northeast of Reggio Calabria.
Polistena borders the following municipalities: Anoia, Cinquefrondi, Cittanova, Melicucco, San Giorgio Morgeto.
- ^ "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)