Camerota

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Comune in Campania, Italy

Camerota
Comune
Comune di Camerota
Panoramic view of Camerota
Camerota within the Province of Salerno
Location of Camerota
40°02′N 15°22′E / 40.033°N 15.367°E / 40.033; 15.367
Country	Italy
Region	Campania
Province	Salerno (SA)
Frazioni	Lentiscosa, Licusati, Marina di Camerota
Government
• Mayor	Mario Salvatore Scarpitta
Area ^[1]
• Total	70.58 km² (27.25 sq mi)
Elevation	422 m (1,385 ft)
Population (30 April 2017)^[2]
• Total	7,103
• Density	100/km² (260/sq mi)
Demonym	Camerotani
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	84040 (Camerota) 84050 (Lentiscosa, Licusati) 84059 (Marina di Camerota)
Dialing code	0974
Patron saint	St. Vincent
Saint day	April 5
Website	Official website

Camerota is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.

History

Its toponym could come from the Greek word "καμαρὸτος" (kamaròtos), meaning curved; or from the Latin word "camurus", with the same meaning.^[3]

Geography

Camerota is a hill town situated in the southern area of Cilento, 6 km north of the Cilentan Coast. The municipality borders with Celle di Bulgheria, Centola, Roccagloriosa and San Giovanni a Piro.^[4]

Frazioni

The municipality of Camerota (1,585 inh. in the chief town) has 3 hamlets ("frazioni"):^[5] Lentiscosa, Licusati and Marina di Camerota.

The municipality includes also several inhabited localities, mainly composed by few scattered houses. The localities are: Cala d'Arconte, Isca della Contessa, L'Assunta, Lido Mingardo (or Spiaggia Mingardo), Monte di Luna and Porto Infreschi.

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ (in Italian) Source: Istat 2011
^ (in Italian) Info about the town of Camerota Archived 2017-02-05 at the Wayback Machine (municipal website)
^ 40223 (x a j h) Camerota on OpenStreetMap
^ (in Italian) Camerota municipal website: Licusati Archived 2017-02-05 at the Wayback Machine, Lentiscosa Archived 2017-02-06 at the Wayback Machine, Marina di Camerota Archived 2017-02-05 at the Wayback Machine