Gagliano del Capo

Comune in Apulia, Italy

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Location of Gagliano del Capo

39°50′35″N 18°22′10″E / 39.84306°N 18.36944°E / 39.84306; 18.36944CountryItalyRegion

ApuliaProvinceLecce (LE)FrazioniArigliano and San DanaGovernment

• MayorGianfranco MelcarneArea

^[1]

• Total16.6 km² (6.4 sq mi)Elevation

144 m (472 ft)Population

(1 January 2021)^[2]

• Total4,906 • Density300/km² (770/sq mi)DemonymGaglianesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

73034

Dialing code0833Patron saintSaint RochSaint dayAugust 16WebsiteOfficial website

Gagliano del Capo (Salentino: Gajànu^[3]) is an Italian comune situated in the province of Lecce, the southernmost one of Apulia.

In its territory is located Ciolo, a rocky cove that is part of the Regional Natural Coastal Park of "Costa Otranto-Santa Maria di Leuca e Bosco di Tricase".

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ Vv., Aa. (1996). Dizionario di toponomastica. Storia e significato dei nomi geografici italiani (in Italian). Milano: Garzanti. p. 292. ISBN 9788811305002.