Joppolo

Municipality in Calabria, Italy

Comune in Calabria, Italy

Joppolo Iámbolos (Greek)
Comune
Comune di Joppolo

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Location of Joppolo
38°35′N 15°54′E / 38.583°N 15.900°E / 38.583; 15.900
Country	Italy
Region	Calabria
Province	Vibo Valentia (VV)
Frazioni	Caroniti, Coccorinello, Coccorino, Monte Poro
Government
• Mayor	Salvatore Giuseppe Vecchio
Area ^[1]
• Total	15.3 km² (5.9 sq mi)
Population (2007^[2])^[3]
• Total	2,140
• Density	140/km² (360/sq mi)
Demonym	Joppolesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	89863
Dialing code	0963

Joppolo (Medieval Greek: Ιάμπολος, romanized: Iámbolos) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Vibo Valentia in the Italian region of Calabria, located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) southwest of Catanzaro and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) southwest of Vibo Valentia.

Notable people

Januarius (died 305), patron saint of Naples, is thought to have been born here.

References

^ "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: Italian statistical institute Istat.
^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.